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Young Island
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Wed 17 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu morning, min -5°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Wed night, calm by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon afternoon, min -5°C on Sat morning). Mainly strong winds.

Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
 km/h
35
NE
35
NNE
40
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
ESE
25
SE
15
SSE
15
WNW
30
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
NW
35
WNW
40
W
35
W
30
W
25
W
 cm 
1
4
2
 mm 
max°C
-4
-4
-4
-3
-3
-4
-4
-4
-4
-4
-3
-2
0
0
0
0
1
1
min°C
-4
-5
-4
-3
-3
-4
-5
-5
-5
-5
-3
-2
-1
0
-1
-1
0
1
chill°C 
-12
-14
-13
-9
-9
-10
-12
-11
-11
-13
-10
-8
-8
-7
-9
-8
-7
-5
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2050
Cloud base (m)
50
0
50
100
100
150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-9-9-8-8-9-10-10-10-10-7-4-1-1-1123-4-5-4-3-3-4-5-5-5-5-3-2-10-1-111
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00

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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 afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu morning, min -5°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Wed night, calm by Fri night).

Young Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon afternoon, min -5°C on Sat morning). Mainly strong winds.

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Cape Phillips
788 km SSE
780m alt.
1 hour ago
-8° C
-
91
Stormy winds from the SW
(91 kph at 230).
Priestley Glacier
808 km S
1925m alt.
1 hour ago
-17° C
-
Wind obs. (41 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
925 km S
93m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
-
28
Moderate winds from the SSW
(28 kph at 210).
Dumont Durville
992 km SW
111m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
-
33
Fresh winds from the E
(33 kph at 100).
45 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Cape Ross
1148 km S
212m alt.
1 hour ago
-7° C
-
31
Fresh winds from the SE
(31 kph at 130).
Mcmurdo
1283 km S
24m alt.
1 hour ago
-8° C
clear
Clear skies.
24
Moderate winds from the E
(24 kph at 90).
36 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Mcmurdo Williams
1286 km S
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
clear
Fog partial -.
28
Moderate winds from the E
(28 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: scattered
Williams Field
1286 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the E.(Wind varies from 080 to 140 degs)
(26 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: scattered
1344 km N
6m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
No report.
48
Strong winds from the NW
(48 kph at 320).
1589 km NNE
16m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
-
30
Fresh winds from the NNW
(30 kph at 330).

* 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.