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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Mon 28 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Mon afternoon, min -26°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Mon night, strong winds from the W by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat afternoon, min -26°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, gales from the W by Sat night).

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
clear
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
clear
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
200
200
0
50
150
km/h
20
SSE
25
SE
20
NNW
30
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
30
W
30
WNW
25
W
45
W
50
W
45
W
0
SE
10
W
40
WSW
25
NW
25
N
50
WSW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
1
—
1
5
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-22
-19
-19
-21
-22
-21
-22
-20
-20
-24
-19
-14
-13
-13
-19
-11
-8
-11
min °C
-23
-20
-22
-21
-22
-24
-23
-21
-26
-26
-21
-18
-13
-16
-23
-15
-8
-18
 chill °C
-34
-32
-36
-34
-34
-36
-36
-34
-43
-43
-37
-32
-13
-27
-38
-25
-16
-33
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-27-26-25-26-26-26-24-22-24-28-24-17-14-16-17-12-10-19-23-20-21-21-22-23-23-21-23-25-20-16-13-15-21-13-8-15
Sunrise
7:31
—
—
7:28
—
—
7:24
—
—
7:20
—
—
7:16
—
—
7:11
—
—
Sunset
—
8:24
—
—
8:28
—
—
8:30
—
—
8:35
—
—
8:37
—
—
8:42
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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Mon afternoon, min -26°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Mon night, strong winds from the W by Wed night).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat afternoon, min -26°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, gales from the W by Sat night).

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
Williams Field
1241 km S
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-23°C
clear
Clear
24
Moderate winds from the E
(24 kph at 80).
10.0 km
1392 km NW
6m alt.
3 hours ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (31 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB132E63S
1519 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the WNW
(41 kph at 299).
- km
ASCATB131E63S
1554 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NW
(42 kph at 310).
- km
ASCATB132E62S
1567 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the NW
(41 kph at 305).
- km
ASCATB130E63S
1598 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NNW
(53 kph at 327).
- km
ASCATB131E62S
1611 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NW
(42 kph at 306).
- km
1620 km NNE
16m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
-
63
Gales from the W
(63 kph at 260).
ASCATB132E61S
1629 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NW
(48 kph at 306).
- km
ASCATB130E62S
1652 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NW
(42 kph at 306).
- 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.