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Young Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Sat 03 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon morning, min -22°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Sat afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue morning, min -9°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Wed morning).

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
light snow
cloud
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
150
50
150
300
km/h
30
NNE
85
W
65
SW
30
WSW
65
W
40
NW
55
W
60
W
25
W
30
NNW
50
NNW
30
NW
10
WNW
45
WSW
25
WNW
40
W
40
WNW
25
WNW
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Snowflake cm
6
4
—
—
—
4
1
—
1
4
2
—
—
—
2
1
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-7
-6
-14
-18
-10
-4
-3
-7
-6
0
-1
-3
-7
-8
-8
-5
-5
-6
min °C
-11
-17
-22
-19
-13
-10
-5
-8
-10
-2
-1
-8
-7
-9
-9
-6
-5
-8
 chill °C
-21
-33
-40
-31
-27
-22
-15
-19
-20
-9
-10
-16
-12
-20
-18
-15
-14
-16
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
200
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:16
—
—
7:11
—
—
7:07
—
—
7:03
—
—
7:00
—
—
6:56
—
—
Sunset
—
8:44
—
—
8:46
—
—
8:51
—
—
8:53
—
—
8:57
—
—
9:00
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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 below freezing (max -3°C on Mon morning, min -22°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Sat afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Mon night).

Young Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue morning, min -9°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Wed 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
Williams Field
1286 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-21°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
Wind obs. (65 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
1344 km N
6m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
ASCATB196E66S
1520 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SW
(50 kph at 216).
- km
ASCATB196E65S
1523 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the SSW
(43 kph at 212).
- km
ASCATB197E66S
1527 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SW
(46 kph at 216).
- km
ASCATB195E63S
1540 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
60
Near gales from the SSW
(60 kph at 203).
- km
ASCATB197E65S
1541 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the SSW
(42 kph at 212).
- km
ASCATB196E64S
1545 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the SSW
(41 kph at 203).
- km
ASCATB198E66S
1575 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SW
(44 kph at 218).
- km
ASCATB197E64S
1578 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SSW
(44 kph at 202).
- 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.