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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 11 pm Wed 23 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu night, min -28°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Wed night, fresh winds from the W by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Tue afternoon, min -25°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, near gales from the WNW by Tue morning).

Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
0
0
50
50
km/h
65
W
80
WSW
65
W
65
WNW
60
WNW
65
WNW
55
W
40
WNW
35
W
30
WSW
15
WNW
5
WNW
10
ESE
20
E
30
ESE
20
S
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Snowflake cm
4
3
1
 mm
max °C
-16
-14
-12
-3
-4
-10
-21
-23
-27
-24
-25
-24
-24
-25
-23
-21
min °C
-20
-15
-13
-9
-4
-17
-24
-23
-28
-25
-25
-25
-25
-25
-23
-22
 chill °C
-36
-31
-27
-20
-14
-33
-42
-38
-45
-37
-35
-32
-25
-37
-36
-35
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-19-12-12-8-8-17-26-26-30-27-27-28-28-29-28-26-18-15-13-6-4-14-23-23-28-25-25-25-25-25-23-22
Sunrise
6:50
6:46
6:41
7:37
6:33
Sunset
7:09
7:13
7:15
8:20
7:22

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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu night, min -28°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Wed night, fresh winds from the W by Sat afternoon).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Tue afternoon, min -25°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, near gales from the WNW by Tue morning).

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
ASCATB165E62S
568 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the WSW
(59 kph at 254).
- km
ASCATB164E62S
590 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the WSW
(55 kph at 250).
- km
ASCATB163E62S
592 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
60
Near gales from the WSW
(60 kph at 258).
- km
ASCATB162E62S
595 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the WSW
(55 kph at 251).
- km
ASCATB161E62S
601 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the WSW
(45 kph at 258).
- km
ASCATB160E62S
611 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the W
(49 kph at 267).
- km
ASCATB159E62S
629 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
56
Near gales from the W
(56 kph at 264).
- km
ASCATB164E61S
645 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
65
Gales from the WSW
(65 kph at 253).
- km
ASCATB158E62S
647 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the WSW
(59 kph at 254).
- km
ASCATB157E62S
656 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the WSW
(57 kph at 256).
- 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.