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Young Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Sat 10 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun afternoon, min -17°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, near gales from the SSE by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed afternoon, min -14°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Tue night, light winds from the NE by Wed night).

Sat
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
250
50
100
300
km/h
55
W
5
SW
55
E
40
ENE
15
NNW
30
ESE
35
ESE
55
ESE
55
SSE
30
SSW
60
W
35
WNW
25
WNW
5
NE
30
SSW
45
WSW
35
W
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Weather map
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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—
5
10
6
—
2
5
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-8
-8
-6
-4
-4
-8
-10
-12
-14
-12
-11
-10
-7
-7
-12
-13
-10
min °C
-8
-10
-7
-5
-7
-10
-12
-16
-17
-12
-13
-11
-9
-9
-14
-13
-13
 chill °C
-20
-18
-18
-14
-15
-19
-25
-30
-32
-22
-26
-22
-18
-18
-26
-25
-24
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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—
6:43
—
—
6:39
—
—
6:35
—
—
6:31
—
—
6:28
—
—
Sunset
9:07
—
—
9:10
—
—
9:15
—
—
9:17
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—
9:22
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9:24
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Young Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Young Island is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun afternoon, min -17°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, near gales from the SSE by Tue morning).

Young Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed afternoon, min -14°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Tue night, light winds from the NE by Wed 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
Dumont Durville
992 km SW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-7°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
65
Gales from the SE
(65 kph at 140).
4.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Williams Field
1286 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-20°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
30
Fresh winds from the ENE.(Wind varies from 022 to 028 degs)
(30 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
1344 km N
6m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
ASCATB193E64S
1461 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the SSW
(63 kph at 208).
- km
ASCATB192E63S
1491 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WSW
(50 kph at 243).
- km
ASCATB192E62S
1511 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the WSW
(54 kph at 244).
- km
ASCATB193E63S
1537 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the WSW
(56 kph at 238).
- km
ASCATB191E61S
1566 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the WSW
(56 kph at 256).
- km
ASCATB194E63S
1579 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the WSW
(59 kph at 244).
- km
ASCATB192E61S
1588 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the WSW
(58 kph at 256).
- 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.