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– Lat/Long: 66.42° S 162.45° E

Young Island
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Tue 11 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed night, min -7°C on Thu night). Mainly severe gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri night, min -20°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the E on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NW by Sat night).

Tue
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
500
50
km/h
25
NW
35
N
40
NNW
25
NW
40
NNE
60
NNE
50
N
20
NW
60
E
55
E
55
N
25
E
40
SSE
15
S
40
WNW
55
W
25
WSW
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Snowflake cm
2
4
2
3
2
5
1
2
1
 mm
max °C
-5
-1
-1
-2
0
0
-1
-5
-6
-6
-5
-9
-11
-14
-13
-13
-15
min °C
-6
-5
-2
-2
-2
-1
-3
-7
-6
-7
-10
-10
-13
-15
-13
-14
-17
 chill °C
-14
-13
-10
-9
-9
-10
-12
-14
-17
-18
-19
-21
-24
-23
-24
-27
-24
Freezing level m
0
0
250
0
0
350
150
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
9:37
9:34
9:30
9:26
9:22
Sunset
4:49
4:52
4:55
4:59
5:02
5:06

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Young Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Young Island is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed night, min -7°C on Thu night). Mainly severe gales.

Young Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri night, min -20°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the E on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NW by Sat 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
Williams Field
1286 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-27° C
clear
Haze -.
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
2.2 km
Low: few
1344 km N
6m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
Sails Ashore Lodge
2199 km NNE
25m alt.
46 minutes ago
8° C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 315).
Stewart Island
2200 km NNE
24m alt.
46 minutes ago
3° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 0).
2217 km NNE
52m alt.
36 minutes ago
No weather report.
17
Light winds from the NE
(17 kph at 45).
2240 km NNE
13m alt.
46 minutes ago
5° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2246 km N
3m alt.
36 minutes ago
No weather report.
22
Moderate winds from the NE
(22 kph at 45).
Tisbury
2252 km NNE
16m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
Dewe Road Yards
2254 km NNE
8m alt.
46 minutes ago
6° C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
2255 km NNE
9m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 155).
5

* 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.