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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Wed 07 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu afternoon, min -11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Wed night, strong winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun night, min -16°C on Mon night). Mainly gales.

Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
clear
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
250
50
200
km/h
25
WNW
30
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
45
W
40
WNW
35
W
40
WNW
45
W
30
WNW
35
W
10
WSW
45
E
50
ENE
20
NE
15
N
10
NNE
45
ESE
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Snowflake cm
1
—
—
2
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
4
10
9
7
2
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-8
-7
-10
-8
-6
-7
-8
-7
-8
-7
-7
-9
-7
-4
-2
-9
-10
-13
min °C
-9
-7
-11
-9
-6
-10
-10
-7
-10
-8
-8
-12
-9
-5
-5
-10
-11
-16
 chill °C
-18
-15
-19
-18
-16
-20
-20
-17
-21
-17
-17
-18
-20
-15
-12
-17
-20
-30
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:56
—
—
6:52
—
—
6:48
—
—
6:43
—
—
6:39
—
—
6:35
—
—
Sunset
—
8:54
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—
8:59
—
—
9:01
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—
9:06
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—
9:08
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—
9:13
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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu afternoon, min -11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Wed night, strong winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun night, min -16°C on Mon night). Mainly gales.

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
Williams Field
1241 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-14°C
clear
Clear
33
Fresh winds from the E
(33 kph at 90).
10.0 km
1392 km NW
6m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
SHIP1187
1692 km NW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
6°C
Sails Ashore Lodge
2234 km N
25m alt.
55 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 225).
Stewart Island
2235 km N
24m alt.
55 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 180).
2251 km N
52m alt.
35 minutes ago
No weather report.
26
Moderate winds from the SE
(26 kph at 135).
2275 km N
13m alt.
35 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
2282 km N
3m alt.
35 minutes ago
No weather report.
50
Strong winds from the SE
(50 kph at 135).
Dewe Road Yards
2287 km NNE
8m alt.
40 minutes ago
15°C
Dry
15
Light winds from the SE
(15 kph at 135).
Tisbury
2287 km N
16m alt.
55 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
28
Moderate winds from the SE
(28 kph at 135).

* 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.