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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Wed 11 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed night, min -13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Thu morning, light winds from the NNE by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat afternoon, min -15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ENE on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

Wed
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
150
1800
1450
400
500
50
250
km/h
5
NNE
35
E
45
ESE
45
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
5
NNE
15
NNE
35
ENE
50
ENE
30
ENE
45
ESE
45
ESE
30
SE
10
SSE
10
WNW
15
N
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Snowflake cm
—
2
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
7
1
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-10
-8
-8
-10
-12
-13
-11
-11
-9
-8
-8
-10
-12
-12
-13
-12
-13
min °C
-10
-9
-9
-12
-13
-13
-12
-12
-10
-8
-9
-11
-12
-15
-14
-12
-13
 chill °C
-14
-18
-20
-23
-23
-22
-16
-18
-20
-19
-19
-23
-24
-25
-20
-18
-20
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
—
4:26
—
—
4:22
—
—
4:18
—
—
4:13
—
—
4:09
—
—
Sunset
—
11:13
—
—
11:16
—
—
11:22
—
—
11:27
—
—
11:31
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—
11:37

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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 -8°C on Wed night, min -13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Thu morning, light winds from the NNE by Fri afternoon).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat afternoon, min -15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ENE on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon 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
Jang Bogo Station
873 km S
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-7°C
-
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 290).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Dumont Durville
1019 km WSW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-10°C
State of sky unchanged.
54
Near gales from the SE
(54 kph at 140).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Williams Field
1241 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-16°C
light snow
Light snow.
24
Moderate winds from the E
(24 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
1392 km NW
6m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
1620 km NNE
16m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
-
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 270).
EnderbyIslandAws
1824 km N
40m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
-
26
Moderate winds from the W
(26 kph at 280).
2190 km N
240m alt.
1 hour ago
-
9
Light winds from the NNW
(9 kph at 330).
WilkinsRunwayEast
2216 km SW
755m alt.
2 hours ago
-15°C
-
67
Gales from the E
(67 kph at 100).
1.5 km
Stewart Island
2235 km N
24m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
2251 km N
52m alt.
57 minutes ago
No weather report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 90).

* 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.