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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Thu 29 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sat afternoon, min -14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, gales from the E by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed morning, min -14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon afternoon).

Thu
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
Cloud base (m)
50
50
100
150
150
0
350
1650
150
50
0
km/h
40
S
25
SSW
10
SSW
5
E
20
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
45
ENE
65
E
50
SE
30
S
10
S
5
SSW
20
NW
15
NW
25
WNW
20
NNW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
3
3
—
—
—
1
—
—
2
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-12
-13
-13
-13
-13
-12
-11
-11
-11
-12
-12
-12
-12
-12
-11
-11
-9
min °C
-13
-14
-13
-13
-14
-13
-12
-11
-12
-12
-14
-13
-12
-14
-12
-12
-13
 chill °C
-24
-24
-19
-13
-23
-24
-23
-22
-25
-24
-24
-19
-16
-23
-20
-22
-21
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
—
—
5:22
—
—
5:18
—
—
5:13
—
—
5:09
—
—
5:05
—
—
Sunset
—
10:16
—
—
10:21
—
—
10:24
—
—
10:29
—
—
10:32
—
—
10:37

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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sat afternoon, min -14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, gales from the E by Sat night).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed morning, min -14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Buckle Island at the specific elevation of 500 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Buckle 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
1019 km WSW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-11°C
-
19
Light winds from the ESE
(19 kph at 120).
40 km
Mid: clear
Williams Field
1241 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-17°C
clear
Haze -.
Wind obs. (26 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
5.0 km
Low: overcast
ASCATB190E64S
1313 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the N
(26 kph at 357).
- km
ASCATB191E64S
1336 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the N
(27 kph at 357).
- km
ASCATB190E63S
1341 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the N
(31 kph at 358).
- km
1392 km NW
6m alt.
3 hours ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (31 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB192E64S
1401 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the N
(29 kph at 352).
- km
ASCATB191E63S
1414 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NNW
(30 kph at 348).
- km
ASCATB190E62S
1416 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the NNW
(34 kph at 349).
- km
ASCATB192E63S
1437 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NNW
(31 kph at 345).
- 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.