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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Mon 12 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed afternoon, min -20°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the ESE on Mon night, moderate winds from the WSW by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sat night, min -23°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Thu afternoon, light winds from the S by Fri morning).

Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
350
50
100
100
100
1650
350
km/h
45
ESE
75
SE
35
S
40
W
45
W
30
WNW
30
W
35
WSW
35
W
45
W
30
W
15
S
15
ESE
25
E
35
E
25
E
30
E
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
4
—
—
—
—
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-12
-16
-14
-12
-12
-9
-8
-14
-19
-19
-20
-22
-20
-20
-17
-17
-16
min °C
-14
-18
-14
-13
-13
-11
-10
-20
-20
-19
-22
-23
-21
-21
-19
-17
-17
 chill °C
-30
-35
-26
-24
-26
-21
-20
-33
-34
-34
-34
-33
-30
-33
-32
-28
-28
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-16-20-19-17-17-15-15-19-21-21-23-26-26-24-22-21-20-13-17-14-13-13-10-9-17-20-19-21-23-21-21-18-17-17
Sunrise
—
—
6:31
—
—
6:28
—
—
6:24
—
—
6:18
—
—
6:15
—
—
Sunset
9:13
—
—
9:15
—
—
9:20
—
—
9:23
—
—
9:27
—
—
9:30
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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 Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed afternoon, min -20°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the ESE on Mon night, moderate winds from the WSW by Tue morning).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sat night, min -23°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Thu afternoon, light winds from the S by Fri 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
ASCATB177E64S
749 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
74
Gales from the NW
(74 kph at 307).
- km
ASCATB178E64S
793 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
63
Gales from the NW
(63 kph at 306).
- km
ASCATB177E63S
805 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
71
Gales from the WNW
(71 kph at 301).
- km
ASCATB179E64S
815 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
60
Near gales from the WNW
(60 kph at 295).
- km
ASCATB178E63S
860 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the WNW
(57 kph at 293).
- km
ASCATB180E64S
877 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the WNW
(57 kph at 295).
- km
ASCATB179E63S
881 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the WNW
(58 kph at 292).
- km
ASCATB181E64S
889 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the WNW
(59 kph at 291).
- km
ASCATB177E62S
894 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
67
Gales from the WNW
(67 kph at 292).
- km
ASCATB178E62S
934 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
65
Gales from the WNW
(65 kph at 290).
- 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.