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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Sat 17 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sun morning, min -19°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sat night, strong winds from the WSW by Mon morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed afternoon, min -18°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
150
100
0
km/h
30
E
15
ESE
10
NE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
SW
45
WSW
40
WSW
10
W
10
W
20
W
20
WNW
25
N
20
N
20
WSW
15
SSW
15
WSW
20
W
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Snowflake cm
2
—
—
2
3
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
4
1
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-14
-14
-15
-13
-13
-15
-18
-17
-18
-16
-14
-13
-9
-6
-6
-9
-8
-9
min °C
-14
-15
-15
-14
-14
-18
-18
-18
-19
-18
-15
-15
-11
-7
-9
-10
-9
-10
 chill °C
-25
-22
-21
-25
-22
-32
-32
-31
-27
-25
-24
-24
-20
-14
-16
-17
-15
-18
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
6:15
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:07
—
—
6:03
—
—
5:58
—
—
5:54
—
—
Sunset
—
9:30
—
—
9:35
—
—
9:37
—
—
9:42
—
—
9:45
—
—
9:50
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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 Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sun morning, min -19°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sat night, strong winds from the WSW by Mon morning).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed afternoon, min -18°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds.

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
Dumont Durville
1019 km WSW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-18°C
-
59
Near gales from the SE
(59 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Williams Field
1241 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-13°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: broken
1392 km NW
6m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
1620 km NNE
16m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
-
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 270).
EnderbyIslandAws
1824 km N
40m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
-
37
Fresh winds from the WNW
(37 kph at 290).
2190 km N
240m alt.
1 hour ago
-
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 270).
WilkinsRunwayEast
2216 km SW
755m alt.
2 hours ago
-18°C
-
39
Strong winds from the E
(39 kph at 80).
Sails Ashore Lodge
2234 km N
25m alt.
3 hours ago
13°C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
Stewart Island
2235 km N
24m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 270).
2251 km N
52m alt.
49 minutes ago
No weather report.
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 270).

* 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.