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– Lat/Long: 66.42° S 162.45° E

Young Island
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Thu 20 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat morning, min -15°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun afternoon, min -20°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Mon night, near gales from the ESE by Tue night).

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
5300
1250
150
50
km/h
45
SW
40
WSW
45
W
10
NNW
5
E
10
ENE
30
NE
10
NNW
15
W
25
WNW
20
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNE
20
NE
25
ENE
20
E
25
ESE
55
ESE
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Snowflake cm
1
6
2
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
 mm
max °C
-11
-7
-5
-6
-6
-5
-4
-5
-7
-10
-8
-8
-8
-8
-9
-13
-17
-20
min °C
-15
-9
-6
-7
-6
-7
-5
-6
-9
-10
-9
-8
-8
-9
-12
-16
-19
-20
 chill °C
-28
-19
-16
-11
-8
-12
-11
-10
-16
-18
-17
-17
-16
-17
-19
-26
-32
-34
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-5-5-10-8-7-7-10-12-14-14-14-14-15-15-18-22-25-13-8-6-7-6-6-5-6-8-10-9-8-8-9-11-15-18-20
Sunrise
9:07
9:03
9:00
8:56
8:52
8:48
Sunset
5:20
5:22
5:25
5:30
5:32
5:36

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Young Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Young Island is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat morning, min -15°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Young Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun afternoon, min -20°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Mon night, near gales from the ESE by Tue 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
ASCATB167E63S
400 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the SW
(63 kph at 222).
- km
ASCATB168E63S
425 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the SW
(59 kph at 222).
- km
ASCATB169E63S
461 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the SW
(56 kph at 219).
- km
ASCATC170E63S
529 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
69
Gales from the SW
(69 kph at 221).
- km
ASCATB170E63S
535 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the SW
(57 kph at 218).
- km
ASCATC171E63S
543 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
61
Near gales from the SW
(61 kph at 218).
- km
ASCATB169E62S
550 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WSW
(51 kph at 238).
- km
ASCATB170E62S
562 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WSW
(49 kph at 237).
- km
ASCATB171E63S
586 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the WNW
(25 kph at 285).
- km
ASCATB171E62S
598 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the W
(25 kph at 266).
- 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.