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– Lat/Long: 66.42° S 162.45° E

Young Island
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Wed 26 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu morning, min -19°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Fri afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sat morning, min -20°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat night, gales from the SSE by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
350
100
km/h
40
W
60
W
50
WNW
60
WNW
75
WNW
35
WSW
30
WNW
15
NNW
30
E
40
ESE
40
SSE
35
SSW
35
SSE
30
S
35
SSE
40
SE
50
SE
50
SSE
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Snowflake cm
3
1
2
1
4
2
1
3
 mm
max °C
-18
-14
-5
-3
-4
-16
-15
-13
-12
-11
-12
-16
-18
-18
-16
-12
-13
-11
min °C
-18
-15
-12
-4
-12
-19
-17
-13
-12
-11
-13
-20
-18
-18
-17
-14
-13
-13
 chill °C
-31
-30
-25
-15
-26
-32
-28
-21
-21
-22
-24
-32
-30
-30
-29
-26
-26
-26
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:45
8:41
8:37
8:33
8:30
8:26
Sunset
5:39
5:43
5:45
5:49
5:52
5:55

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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 Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu morning, min -19°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Fri afternoon).

Young Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sat morning, min -20°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat night, gales from the SSE by Mon 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
Dumont Durville
992 km SW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-20°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
31
Fresh winds from the E
(31 kph at 100).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
1286 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-32°C
clear
Clear
15
Light winds from the N
(15 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1295 km S
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-38°C
clear
Fog partial -.
11
Light winds from the WNW
(11 kph at 300).
10.0 km
Low: few
1344 km N
475m alt.
41 minutes ago
3°C
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 270).
40 km
1589 km NNE
16m alt.
41 minutes ago
3°C
-
46
Strong winds from the SW
(46 kph at 230).
EnderbyIslandAws
1787 km N
40m alt.
41 minutes ago
6°C
-
22
Moderate winds from the SW
(22 kph at 220).
Sails Ashore Lodge
2199 km NNE
25m alt.
41 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 225).
Stewart Island
2200 km NNE
24m alt.
41 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
2217 km NNE
52m alt.
31 minutes ago
No weather report.
26
Moderate winds from the S
(26 kph at 180).
2240 km NNE
13m alt.
41 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 225).

* 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.