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– Lat/Long: 66.42° S 162.45° E

Young Island
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Mon 23 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon night, min -3°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Mon night, light winds from the NE by Wed afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu morning, min -5°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the S by Sat afternoon).

Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
clear
snow showers
cloud
clear
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
clear
snow shwrs
cloudy
clear
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
25
N
30
NNE
40
NE
25
NW
25
NW
30
NE
20
NE
10
NE
20
SSW
15
WSW
10
ESE
30
SSE
35
S
30
SSE
20
SE
25
SSE
35
S
25
SW
3
1
1
2
1
max °C
1
1
2
0
0
-1
-1
-2
-2
-3
-3
-4
-4
-4
-4
-4
-5
-5
min °C
-1
0
0
0
0
-1
-1
-2
-3
-3
-3
-4
-4
-4
-4
-5
-5
-5
-8
-6
-7
-6
-6
-7
-6
-6
-10
-8
-7
-11
-12
-12
-11
-13
-14
-13
1500
700
1700
250
400
150
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
0
50
100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-1-10-2-3-4-4-5-6-7-8-8-9-9-9-10-11-1001100-1-1-2-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-5-5-5
Sunrise
6:37
6:41
6:46
6:48
6:52
6:56
Sunset
10:05
10:00
9:57
9:53
9:50
9:45

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Young Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Young Island is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon night, min -3°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Mon night, light winds from the NE by Wed afternoon).

Young Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu morning, min -5°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the S by Sat afternoon).

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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Cape Phillips
788 km SSE
780m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
-
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 210).
Priestley Glacier
808 km S
1925m alt.
1 hour ago
-15° C
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
925 km S
93m alt.
1 hour ago
-
7
Light winds from the ENE
(7 kph at 70).
Dumont Durville
992 km SW
111m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
63
Gales from the ESE
(63 kph at 110).
35 km
Mid: overcast
SHIP199
998 km SW
-m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
-
86
Severe gales from the ESE
(86 kph at 110).
Cape Ross
1148 km S
212m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 280 degs) was rejected.
Mcmurdo
1283 km S
24m alt.
1 hour ago
-5° C
-
Wind obs. (31 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
34 km
Mid: clear
Williams Field
1286 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
clear
Clear
30
Fresh winds from the ENE
(30 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1295 km S
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-12° C
clear
-
19
Light winds from the ENE
(19 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Low: few
1344 km N
6m alt.
1 hour ago
10° C
No report.
37
Fresh winds from the NNW
(37 kph at 330).

* 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.