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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 11 pm Sun 20 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon morning, min -23°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Sun night, light winds from the NNW by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu night, min -21°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the W by Sat afternoon).

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
400
km/h
35
ENE
45
ESE
40
SE
50
SSW
30
WSW
30
WNW
10
NNW
20
SE
35
WSW
60
W
65
WSW
65
WSW
40
WNW
70
NW
50
W
60
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
2
1
1
1
 mm
max °C
-11
-9
-10
-13
-16
-21
-21
-22
-22
-18
-17
-13
-2
-2
-5
-8
min °C
-13
-10
-11
-17
-18
-22
-22
-23
-23
-20
-19
-14
-13
-3
-7
-8
 chill °C
-21
-21
-22
-31
-30
-35
-33
-35
-38
-35
-36
-29
-25
-14
-18
-20
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-16-13-14-18-21-26-26-26-26-20-17-11-7-7-11-13-12-10-11-15-17-22-22-23-23-19-18-14-8-3-6-8
Sunrise
7:01
6:58
6:54
6:50
6:46
Sunset
7:00
7:02
7:07
7:09
7:13

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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon morning, min -23°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Sun night, light winds from the NNW by Tue night).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu night, min -21°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the W by Sat 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
ASCATC169E63S
557 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
61
Near gales from the NNE
(61 kph at 28).
- km
ASCATB170E63S
565 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the N
(51 kph at 4).
- km
ASCATC170E63S
580 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the NNE
(56 kph at 18).
- km
ASCATB164E62S
582 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NNW
(48 kph at 331).
- km
ASCATB163E62S
586 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NNW
(50 kph at 328).
- km
ASCATB165E62S
593 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the NNW
(44 kph at 331).
- km
ASCATB171E63S
595 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the NNE
(57 kph at 13).
- km
ASCATB166E62S
602 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NNW
(45 kph at 330).
- km
ASCATC166E62S
605 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the NNW
(46 kph at 333).
- km
ASCATB167E62S
609 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NNW
(45 kph at 339).
- 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.