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– Lat/Long: 66.42° S 162.45° E

Young Island
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Mon 20 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed night, min -19°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon morning, calm by Tue morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu afternoon, min -16°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Thu night, light winds from the SSE by Fri night).

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
400
0
0
km/h
45
WSW
45
W
20
SW
5
SSE
5
ENE
25
NE
15
NE
20
N
25
N
35
NE
50
NE
30
N
45
NNE
35
N
10
ENE
20
SW
45
SW
15
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
3
2
2
3
6
1
1
 mm
max °C
-18
-17
-17
-18
-17
-13
-11
-8
-6
-3
-2
-3
-5
-7
-8
-12
-14
-11
min °C
-19
-18
-18
-18
-18
-17
-12
-10
-7
-5
-2
-5
-7
-8
-10
-13
-14
-16
 chill °C
-34
-32
-28
-23
-23
-26
-20
-17
-16
-13
-11
-12
-15
-16
-16
-24
-27
-25
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
11:00
10:57
10:53
10:51
10:47
10:44
Sunset
3:32
3:34
3:38
3:41
3:45
3:48

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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 Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed night, min -19°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon morning, calm by Tue morning).

Young Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu afternoon, min -16°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Thu night, light winds from the SSE by Fri 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Williams Field
1286 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-15° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
Wind obs. (74 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
4.8 km
Mid: broken
High: broken
1344 km N
6m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
ASCATC123E63S
1920 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the W
(59 kph at 262).
- km
ASCATC123E62S
1935 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the W
(52 kph at 260).
- km
ASCATC122E63S
1948 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the WSW
(60 kph at 257).
- km
ASCATC122E62S
1980 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the WSW
(55 kph at 251).
- km
ASCATC123E61S
1995 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the W
(50 kph at 262).
- km
ASCATC121E63S
2016 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
66
Gales from the SW
(66 kph at 229).
- km
ASCATC121E62S
2021 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the SW
(59 kph at 233).
- km
ASCATC122E61S
2040 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WSW
(53 kph at 251).
- km

* 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.