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Young Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Thu 12 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat afternoon, min -13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the ENE by Sat morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue afternoon, min -14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Sun morning, light winds from the SSW by Mon morning).

Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
150
1400
1250
50
1250
0
100
250
km/h
35
ESE
35
ESE
20
E
15
E
5
N
20
N
35
ENE
35
ENE
15
E
40
ESE
45
ESE
25
SSE
10
SSW
20
W
20
NNW
15
NNE
25
E
20
ESE
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
—
—
—
—
—
1
2
6
1
1
—
—
—
—
—
1
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-8
-9
-12
-13
-11
-10
-8
-6
-6
-10
-11
-11
-13
-12
-11
-10
-8
-9
min °C
-9
-11
-13
-13
-12
-12
-9
-7
-7
-10
-11
-14
-13
-13
-12
-10
-9
-12
 chill °C
-20
-21
-22
-21
-12
-20
-19
-16
-14
-21
-22
-22
-19
-21
-22
-16
-18
-18
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Sunrise
4:35
—
—
4:31
—
—
4:26
—
—
4:22
—
—
4:18
—
—
4:13
—
—
Sunset
—
—
11:15
—
—
11:20
—
—
11:24
—
—
11:29
—
—
11:34
—
—
11:37

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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 night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat afternoon, min -13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the ENE by Sat morning).

Young Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue afternoon, min -14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Sun morning, light winds from the SSW by Mon morning).

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
-11°C
-
33
Fresh winds from the SE
(33 kph at 130).
40 km
Mid: few
Mcmurdo Williams
1286 km S
22m alt.
3 hours ago
-12°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: scattered
Williams Field
1286 km S
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-10°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the E
(22 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1295 km S
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-13°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
1344 km N
6m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
1589 km NNE
16m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
-
50
Strong winds from the W
(50 kph at 260).
EnderbyIslandAws
1787 km N
40m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
-
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 260).
2154 km N
240m alt.
2 hours ago
-
56
Near gales from the W
(56 kph at 260).
Stewart Island
2200 km NNE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
Dry
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 270).
WilkinsRunwayEast
2201 km SW
755m alt.
2 hours ago
-16°C
-
24
Moderate winds from the E
(24 kph at 80).

* 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.