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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Tue 29 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Wed night, min -24°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the W by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun afternoon, min -23°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sat morning, gales from the WSW by Sun morning).

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
mod snow
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
cloudy
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
mod. snow
cloudy
clear
clear
cloudy
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
50
km/h
15
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
25
NW
35
W
40
W
15
NE
40
WSW
50
W
40
W
25
W
40
W
35
WSW
20
NW
20
NNE
55
WSW
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Snowflake cm
1
—
—
—
—
—
7
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
4
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-19
-22
-22
-21
-22
-17
-12
-21
-21
-19
-18
-18
-19
-12
-10
-12
min °C
-22
-22
-22
-24
-24
-19
-15
-24
-23
-21
-18
-21
-23
-15
-12
-16
 chill °C
-32
-35
-34
-38
-38
-33
-27
-40
-39
-35
-29
-35
-38
-24
-20
-30
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Sunrise
—
7:28
—
—
7:24
—
—
7:20
—
—
7:16
—
—
7:11
—
—
Sunset
—
—
8:28
—
—
8:30
—
—
8:35
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—
8:37
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8:42
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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 Wed night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Wed night, min -24°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the W by Thu afternoon).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun afternoon, min -23°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sat morning, gales from the WSW by Sun 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
ASCATB166E62S
561 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the SW
(49 kph at 220).
- km
ASCATB163E62S
586 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the SW
(41 kph at 230).
- km
ASCATC163E62S
588 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the SW
(39 kph at 230).
- km
ASCATB164E62S
591 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the SW
(37 kph at 227).
- km
ASCATC164E62S
592 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the SW
(35 kph at 225).
- km
ASCATB165E62S
596 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the SW
(52 kph at 232).
- km
ASCATC166E62S
602 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the SSW
(42 kph at 212).
- km
ASCATC167E62S
613 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the SSW
(38 kph at 212).
- km
ASCATC169E62S
621 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the SSW
(37 kph at 204).
- km
ASCATC168E62S
631 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the SSW
(40 kph at 208).
- 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.