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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Wed 04 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri night, min -10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed night, fresh winds from the ENE by Fri afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat morning, min -10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the W by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
0
km/h
25
N
15
NNE
25
S
25
W
30
W
30
NW
20
NNE
35
ENE
30
N
20
N
10
WNW
20
SW
10
SSW
15
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
40
W
35
WNW
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Snowflake cm
3
4
4
—
—
—
—
3
6
—
—
4
2
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-5
-3
-4
-9
-7
-5
-4
-3
-1
-2
-3
-3
-9
-8
-6
-4
-3
-4
min °C
-8
-4
-10
-10
-8
-6
-5
-3
-3
-3
-3
-9
-9
-8
-10
-5
-4
-7
 chill °C
-16
-9
-19
-18
-17
-13
-12
-11
-11
-9
-7
-15
-14
-14
-19
-12
-13
-17
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Sunrise
5:01
—
—
4:56
—
—
4:52
—
—
4:48
—
—
4:43
—
—
4:39
—
—
Sunset
—
—
10:42
—
—
10:45
—
—
10:51
—
—
10:54
—
—
10:59
—
—
11:04

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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri night, min -10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed night, fresh winds from the ENE by Fri afternoon).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat morning, min -10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the W 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
Williams Field
1241 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-14°C
clear
Clear
7
Light winds from the NNW
(7 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1250 km S
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-15°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
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.
57 minutes ago
8°C
-
17
Light winds from the NNW
(17 kph at 340).
EnderbyIslandAws
1824 km N
40m alt.
57 minutes ago
9°C
-
17
Light winds from the NE
(17 kph at 40).
2190 km N
240m alt.
57 minutes ago
-
33
Fresh winds from the ENE
(33 kph at 70).
Stewart Island
2235 km N
24m alt.
57 minutes ago
11°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
2251 km N
52m alt.
47 minutes ago
No weather report.
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 90).
2275 km N
13m alt.
47 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2282 km N
3m alt.
47 minutes ago
No weather report.
22
Moderate winds from the NE
(22 kph at 45).

* 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.