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– Lat/Long: 66.42° S 162.45° E

Young Island
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Mon 31 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon afternoon, min -10°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri morning, min -9°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the ENE on Fri morning, light winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Mon
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
0
km/h
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
40
SE
40
ESE
40
E
40
E
40
E
45
E
50
E
55
ENE
100
ENE
30
NNE
10
SE
35
W
50
NW
40
N
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Snowflake cm
1
2
1
1
1
9
1
6
3
2
 mm
max °C
-8
-9
-9
-9
-8
-8
-8
-8
-9
-7
-4
-2
-2
-2
-5
-7
-6
min °C
-9
-10
-10
-10
-9
-8
-8
-9
-9
-8
-6
-4
-2
-4
-6
-9
-8
 chill °C
-19
-20
-20
-21
-20
-18
-18
-20
-20
-19
-17
-16
-9
-8
-16
-20
-18
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:22
8:18
8:15
8:11
8:07
Sunset
5:55
5:59
6:01
6:06
6:08
6:12

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Young Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Young Island is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon afternoon, min -10°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds.

Young Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri morning, min -9°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the ENE on Fri morning, light winds from the WSW by Fri 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
Dumont Durville
992 km SW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-16°C
-
17
Light winds from the SE
(17 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: clear
Williams Field
1286 km S
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-22°C
clear
Haze -.
41
Strong winds from the ENE
(41 kph at 70).
4.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
1344 km N
6m alt.
1 hour ago
2°C
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
31
Fresh winds from the SW
(31 kph at 230).
35 km
Mid: overcast
1589 km NNE
16m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
-
44
Strong winds from the WSW
(44 kph at 240).
EnderbyIslandAws
1787 km N
40m alt.
1 hour ago
2°C
-
59
Near gales from the WSW
(59 kph at 240).
Sails Ashore Lodge
2199 km NNE
25m alt.
58 minutes ago
5°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Stewart Island
2200 km NNE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 270).
2217 km NNE
52m alt.
48 minutes ago
No weather report.
52
Near gales from the SW
(52 kph at 225).
2240 km NNE
13m alt.
58 minutes ago
5°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
2246 km N
3m alt.
48 minutes ago
No weather report.
65
Gales from the SW
(65 kph at 225).

* 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.