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– Lat/Long: 66.42° S 162.45° E

Young Island
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Wed 19 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu night, min -25°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu morning, calm by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat afternoon, min -19°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
200
0
0
km/h
30
SSW
45
WSW
30
SW
40
WSW
45
W
5
NW
5
S
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
25
E
10
E
5
ESE
10
WSW
10
SW
5
WNW
5
N
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Snowflake cm
2
2
7
2
3
1
 mm
max °C
-23
-16
-12
-8
-6
-7
-6
-6
-6
-8
-9
-10
-10
-12
-17
-17
-18
min °C
-25
-20
-17
-10
-7
-7
-7
-8
-7
-8
-10
-10
-11
-15
-18
-18
-19
 chill °C
-39
-33
-28
-21
-17
-10
-10
-12
-12
-14
-16
-14
-14
-22
-24
-23
-23
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
9:07
9:03
9:00
8:56
8:52
Sunset
5:15
5:20
5:22
5:25
5:30
5:32

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Young Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Young Island is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu night, min -25°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu morning, calm by Fri afternoon).

Young Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat afternoon, min -19°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

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
Jang Bogo Station
917 km S
29m alt.
4 hours ago
-17° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
Wind obs. (33 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
0.1 km
Mid: clear
Dumont Durville
992 km SW
111m alt.
4 hours ago
-15° C
-
7
Light winds from the SSE
(7 kph at 150).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Williams Field
1286 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-21° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
1344 km N
475m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
Mist
35
Fresh winds from the WNW
(35 kph at 290).
30 km
Mid: overcast
1589 km NNE
16m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
-
43
Strong winds from the W
(43 kph at 260).
EnderbyIslandAws
1787 km N
40m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
-
26
Moderate winds from the W
(26 kph at 270).
ASCATB199E63S
1802 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 267).
- km
ASCATB198E62S
1816 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 263).
- km
ASCATB200E63S
1843 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 262).
- km
ASCATB199E62S
1861 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the W
(49 kph at 266).
- 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.