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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Wed 21 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed afternoon, min -9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat morning, min -16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sat night, fresh winds from the NNW by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
100
km/h
25
N
20
NW
25
W
15
SSW
15
SW
5
NW
15
NNW
15
ENE
20
E
20
ESE
15
E
10
NE
10
NNW
15
WNW
25
W
30
W
30
NNW
20
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
1
—
1
1
—
—
—
1
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-6
-3
-3
-7
-7
-8
-8
-6
-7
-8
-8
-9
-11
-11
-11
-10
-8
-10
min °C
-8
-4
-6
-7
-7
-9
-8
-7
-8
-8
-9
-10
-11
-11
-13
-11
-9
-16
 chill °C
-16
-10
-12
-13
-13
-13
-15
-13
-16
-16
-14
-16
-17
-18
-23
-21
-18
-26
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-8-9-10-11-11-12-12-12-12-13-14-16-17-16-15-14-17-7-4-5-7-7-9-8-7-8-8-9-10-11-11-12-11-9-13
Sunrise
5:58
—
—
5:54
—
—
5:50
—
—
5:47
—
—
5:43
—
—
5:39
—
—
Sunset
—
9:45
—
—
9:50
—
—
9:52
—
—
9:57
—
—
—
10:00
—
—
10:05

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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 Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed afternoon, min -9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat morning, min -16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sat night, fresh winds from the NNW 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
hy2c164E62S
551 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the NNW
(43 kph at 338).
- km
hy2c163E62S
552 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NNW
(42 kph at 330).
- km
hy2c165E62S
556 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NNW
(42 kph at 348).
- km
hy2c162E62S
558 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NW
(36 kph at 325).
- km
hy2c158E62S
568 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the WNW
(34 kph at 302).
- km
hy2c161E62S
568 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the NW
(34 kph at 320).
- km
hy2c166E62S
574 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the N
(37 kph at 352).
- km
hy2c156E63S
578 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the WNW
(32 kph at 302).
- km
hy2c160E62S
579 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NW
(32 kph at 315).
- km
hy2c157E62S
592 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the WNW
(32 kph at 298).
- 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.