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– Lat/Long: 66.42° S 162.45° E

Young Island
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Mon 08 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue afternoon, min -4°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Mon morning, near gales from the E by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat night, min -4°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the NE by Sat night).

Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
 km/h
10
ENE
10
N
15
NNW
15
NE
30
E
40
ENE
30
E
35
E
40
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
10
ESE
10
S
10
SSW
10
NNW
20
NNE
25
NE
35
NE
 cm 
1
3
2
 mm 
max°C
-2
-2
-2
-2
-1
-2
-2
-2
-2
-3
-3
-3
-3
-3
-2
-3
-2
-1
min°C
-2
-2
-4
-3
-1
-2
-2
-2
-3
-3
-3
-3
-3
-3
-3
-4
-3
-2
chill°C 
-6
-5
-10
-8
-8
-11
-9
-10
-11
-10
-9
-8
-7
-7
-8
-10
-10
-9
Freezing level (m
0
50
0
0
150
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
50
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
250
50
50
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-6-8-6-5-6-6-6-6-7-8-9-8-7-8-9-7-4-2-2-3-3-1-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-3-2
Sunrise
2:25
2:09
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
1:37
1:54
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00

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Young Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Young Island is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue afternoon, min -4°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Mon morning, near gales from the E by Tue night).

Young Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat night, min -4°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the NE by Sat night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Young Island at the specific elevation of 500 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Young Island. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of Antarctica.

Live conditions reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Cape Phillips
788 km SSE
780m alt.
3 hours ago
-9° C
-
7
Light winds from the NE
(7 kph at 50).
Priestley Glacier
808 km S
1925m alt.
2 hours ago
-18° C
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
Dumont Durville
992 km SW
111m alt.
4 hours ago
0° C
-
67
Gales from the SSE
(67 kph at 150).
45 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Cape Ross
1148 km S
212m alt.
3 hours ago
-8° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
Mcmurdo
1283 km S
24m alt.
4 hours ago
-4° C
-
24
Moderate winds from the NNW
(24 kph at 340).
36 km
Mid: clear
Mcmurdo Williams
1286 km S
22m alt.
3 hours ago
-6° C
clear
-
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: broken
Williams Field
1286 km S
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1295 km S
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-6° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the NNW
(22 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
1344 km N
475m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
57
Near gales from the N
(57 kph at 350).
2.0 km
1589 km NNE
16m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
-
30
Fresh winds from the WNW
(30 kph at 290).

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones.