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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 11 pm Fri 18 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon morning, min -23°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, severe gales from the ESE by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu afternoon, min -24°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Mon night, light winds from the SW by Wed afternoon).

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
clear
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
clear
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
150
250
50
km/h
10
NE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
W
10
W
15
WNW
25
NE
80
E
80
ESE
65
S
60
WSW
35
WNW
20
WSW
20
NW
10
SW
65
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
4
4
3
1
1
3
 mm
max °C
-23
-21
-19
-20
-21
-19
-12
-11
-15
-15
-17
-20
-20
-13
-15
-15
min °C
-23
-22
-20
-23
-22
-20
-16
-12
-17
-18
-18
-20
-23
-16
-20
-24
 chill °C
-30
-30
-26
-31
-30
-30
-24
-27
-33
-34
-30
-34
-35
-26
-35
-41
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-26-24-23-23-24-22-16-14-18-20-20-24-25-17-21-20-23-22-20-22-22-20-14-12-16-17-18-20-22-15-18-20
Sunrise
7:09
7:05
7:01
6:58
6:54
Sunset
6:53
6:57
7:00
7:02
7:07

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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon morning, min -23°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, severe gales from the ESE by Mon morning).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu afternoon, min -24°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Mon night, light winds from the SW by Wed 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
ASCATC163E62S
589 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
10
Light winds from the SE
(10 kph at 128).
- km
ASCATC164E62S
590 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
4
Calm
(4 kph at 316).
- km
ASCATC162E62S
591 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the ENE
(27 kph at 62).
- km
ASCATC165E62S
595 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the NNW
(17 kph at 328).
- km
ASCATC166E62S
603 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the WSW
(29 kph at 256).
- km
ASCATC167E62S
606 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the WSW
(30 kph at 248).
- km
ASCATC160E62S
610 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the NE
(29 kph at 37).
- km
ASCATC159E62S
631 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the NNW
(20 kph at 336).
- km
ASCATC158E62S
649 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
13
Light winds from the WNW
(13 kph at 302).
- km
ASCATC157E62S
658 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
10
Light winds from the NW
(10 kph at 316).
- 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.