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Young Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Fri 16 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat night, min -18°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed afternoon, min -21°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon morning, calm by Tue night).

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
50
250
150
400
100
km/h
10
WSW
10
E
20
E
5
SSE
5
WSW
15
ENE
20
E
15
E
25
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
20
WSW
15
NNW
15
NNE
0
SW
15
ENE
30
ENE
25
ESE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
2
1
—
—
—
2
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
4
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-17
-16
-13
-13
-14
-12
-12
-13
-13
-20
-18
-18
-14
-12
-12
-9
-7
-7
min °C
-18
-17
-14
-13
-14
-14
-12
-13
-18
-21
-20
-18
-17
-13
-12
-11
-7
-9
 chill °C
-26
-24
-23
-18
-18
-19
-20
-20
-32
-36
-34
-29
-25
-20
-12
-18
-16
-17
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-20-20-16-17-19-17-15-18-21-27-25-21-18-16-14-12-10-11-18-17-14-13-14-13-12-13-16-21-19-18-16-13-12-10-7-8
Sunrise
6:24
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:07
—
—
6:03
—
—
Sunset
—
9:29
—
—
9:31
—
—
9:36
—
—
9:39
—
—
9:43
—
—
9:46
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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 Fri night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat night, min -18°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Young Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed afternoon, min -21°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon morning, calm 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
ASCATB166E62S
480 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 kph at 271).
- km
ASCATB167E62S
497 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the W
(40 kph at 269).
- km
ASCATB168E62S
519 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the W
(41 kph at 265).
- km
ASCATB169E62S
545 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the W
(43 kph at 262).
- km
ASCATB170E62S
567 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WSW
(39 kph at 253).
- km
ASCATB166E61S
578 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the W
(52 kph at 267).
- km
ASCATB172E63S
589 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the E
(24 kph at 97).
- km
ASCATB171E62S
590 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the WSW
(23 kph at 258).
- km
ASCATB167E61S
593 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the W
(54 kph at 266).
- km
ASCATB171E63S
603 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the WNW
(21 kph at 298).
- 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.