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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 11 am Thu 24 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu night, min -27°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Thu morning, moderate winds from the NW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Tue night, min -26°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon night, strong winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
7100
0
50
km/h
85
WSW
70
W
65
WNW
50
WNW
50
W
55
W
40
WNW
30
W
25
WSW
15
NW
10
NW
15
ENE
20
E
20
E
10
WSW
35
WNW
45
WNW
40
W
Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
3
4
2
 mm
max °C
-14
-12
-4
-4
-6
-19
-24
-26
-24
-24
-24
-24
-24
-22
-22
-23
-22
-21
min °C
-15
-13
-9
-4
-13
-22
-26
-27
-25
-26
-25
-25
-24
-23
-23
-23
-22
-23
 chill °C
-32
-28
-20
-14
-28
-38
-42
-42
-37
-36
-33
-33
-36
-35
-36
-37
-37
-39
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-11-8-9-14-23-28-29-27-28-27-28-29-29-26-27-26-24-15-13-7-4-10-21-25-27-25-25-25-25-24-23-23-23-22-22
Sunrise
6:50
6:46
6:41
7:37
6:33
6:30
Sunset
7:09
7:13
7:15
8:20
7:22
7:25

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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 Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu night, min -27°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Thu morning, moderate winds from the NW by Sat night).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Tue night, min -26°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon night, strong winds from the WNW by Tue 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
hy2c167E63S
512 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the W
(56 kph at 272).
- km
hy2c167E62S
527 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the W
(54 kph at 275).
- km
hy2c166E62S
535 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the W
(53 kph at 278).
- km
hy2c165E62S
548 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the W
(53 kph at 280).
- km
hy2c163E62S
561 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the WNW
(55 kph at 282).
- km
hy2c169E62S
573 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the W
(57 kph at 265).
- km
hy2c168E62S
574 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the W
(51 kph at 270).
- km
hy2c164E62S
582 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the WNW
(54 kph at 282).
- km
hy2c162E62S
586 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the W
(54 kph at 280).
- km
hy2c171E63S
589 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
65
Gales from the W
(65 kph at 265).
- 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.