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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Thu 05 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri afternoon, min -7°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon afternoon, min -16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun afternoon, gales from the W by Mon night).

Thu
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
100
5350
50
km/h
40
W
25
NW
25
NNE
50
NNE
35
N
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
SE
10
SSE
5
W
20
WNW
25
WSW
40
WNW
40
W
65
W
60
W
50
WSW
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Snowflake cm
—
1
1
5
5
2
2
1
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-6
-5
-3
-2
-2
-4
-4
-4
-6
-6
-6
-5
-4
-5
-6
-7
-12
min °C
-7
-7
-4
-2
-3
-4
-5
-6
-6
-6
-7
-5
-4
-6
-7
-10
-16
 chill °C
-16
-14
-11
-11
-9
-10
-10
-11
-10
-9
-14
-12
-13
-17
-19
-22
-23
Freezing level m
0
0
0
50
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-11-8-6-6-8-9-9-10-11-10-10-10-10-10-12-16-7-6-4-2-3-4-5-5-6-6-7-5-4-6-7-9-14
Sunrise
—
—
4:52
—
—
4:48
—
—
4:43
—
—
4:39
—
—
4:35
—
—
Sunset
—
10:45
—
—
10:51
—
—
10:54
—
—
10:59
—
—
11:04
—
—
11:07

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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri afternoon, min -7°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat afternoon).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon afternoon, min -16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun afternoon, gales from the W by Mon night).

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.
1 hour ago
-8°C
-
26
Moderate winds from the ESE
(26 kph at 110).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Williams Field
1241 km S
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-7°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
1392 km NW
6m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
1620 km NNE
16m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
-
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 300).
ASCATB201E65S
1746 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the WNW
(52 kph at 282).
- km
ASCATB202E65S
1789 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the W
(54 kph at 278).
- km
ASCATB201E64S
1798 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the W
(59 kph at 276).
- km
ASCATB202E64S
1810 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the W
(58 kph at 276).
- km
EnderbyIslandAws
1824 km N
40m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
-
24
Moderate winds from the NW
(24 kph at 320).
ASCATB203E65S
1836 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the W
(55 kph at 276).
- 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.