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Young Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Mon 28 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Wed afternoon, min -25°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Mon night, strong winds from the W by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat afternoon, min -25°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, stormy winds from the W by Sat night).

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
clear
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
clear
light snow
light snow
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
0
250
km/h
20
SSE
25
SSE
15
N
25
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
35
W
35
W
35
WSW
55
W
55
W
40
W
10
E
15
WSW
45
WSW
25
NNW
30
NW
65
WSW
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Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
1
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
1
—
2
4
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-23
-20
-20
-22
-22
-21
-21
-17
-17
-22
-17
-12
-11
-12
-18
-10
-6
-12
min °C
-23
-20
-22
-22
-22
-23
-23
-19
-25
-25
-20
-16
-11
-16
-22
-14
-8
-19
 chill °C
-35
-32
-34
-34
-34
-36
-37
-32
-42
-43
-36
-30
-16
-28
-37
-24
-20
-36
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-27-26-26-26-26-25-23-20-23-27-22-16-14-16-15-12-10-19-23-20-21-22-22-22-22-18-21-24-19-14-11-14-20-12-7-16
Sunrise
7:35
—
—
7:31
—
—
7:28
—
—
7:24
—
—
7:20
—
—
7:16
—
—
Sunset
—
8:28
—
—
8:30
—
—
8:34
—
—
8:37
—
—
8:40
—
—
8:44
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Young Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Young Island is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Wed afternoon, min -25°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Mon night, strong winds from the W by Wed night).

Young Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat afternoon, min -25°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, stormy winds from the W by Sat 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
-23°C
clear
Clear
24
Moderate winds from the E
(24 kph at 80).
10.0 km
1344 km N
6m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (31 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB132E63S
1484 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the WNW
(41 kph at 299).
- km
ASCATB131E63S
1519 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NW
(42 kph at 310).
- km
ASCATB132E62S
1529 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the NW
(41 kph at 305).
- km
ASCATB130E63S
1563 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NNW
(53 kph at 327).
- km
ASCATB131E62S
1575 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NW
(42 kph at 306).
- km
ASCATB132E61S
1589 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NW
(48 kph at 306).
- km
1589 km NNE
16m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
-
63
Gales from the W
(63 kph at 260).
ASCATB130E62S
1616 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NW
(42 kph at 306).
- 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.