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Buckle Island Weather Forecast
Transantarctic Mountains · AntarcticaIssued: 12 pm Fri 23 Oct Local Time
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Issued: 12 pm Fri 23 Oct Local Time
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2 Buckle Island Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–3 Weather SummaryA moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat afternoon, min -13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Sun night). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryA light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed morning, min -17°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon night, stormy winds from the E by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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cloudy | cloudy | some clouds | cloudy | light snow | mod. snow | light snow | cloudy | light snow | cloudy | cloudy | clear | some clouds | cloudy | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | |
Cloud base (m) | 150 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
km/h | ||||||||||||||||||
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 cm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -11 | -10 | -11 | -9 | -8 | -9 | -11 | -11 | -8 | -14 | -15 | -15 | -14 | -12 | -7 | -6 | -7 | -7 |
min °C | -11 | -11 | -13 | -10 | -8 | -11 | -11 | -11 | -12 | -16 | -16 | -17 | -15 | -13 | -11 | -6 | -7 | -9 |
chill °C | -16 | -15 | -18 | -16 | -14 | -16 | -14 | -20 | -22 | -28 | -26 | -26 | -22 | -20 | -22 | -17 | -20 | -22 |
Freezing level m | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 | 5:50 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
 | — | 9:52 | — | — | 9:57 | — | — | — | 10:00 | — | — | 10:05 | — | — | 10:08 | — | — | 10:13 |
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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):
The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat afternoon, min -13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Sun night).
Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):
A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed morning, min -17°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon night, stormy winds from the E 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.
| Weather Station | Temp. | Weather | Wind | Gusts | Cloud / Visibility |
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ASCATC139E63S | |||||
Williams Field |  | ||||
ASCATC138E64S | |||||
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station | | ||||
ASCATC138E63S | |||||
ASCATC139E62S | |||||
ASCATC137E64S | |||||
ASCATC137E63S | |||||
ASCATC136E64S | |||||
ASCATC138E62S |
* 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.