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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Sat 10 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun afternoon, min -15°C on Mon night). Mainly near gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Wed night, min -20°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
mod snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1300
0
0
km/h
55
W
55
W
5
SW
45
E
50
ENE
5
NNW
5
WSW
20
ESE
60
ESE
45
SE
55
ESE
5
NE
40
NW
40
WNW
15
NNW
10
E
5
N
30
WSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
3
10
11
7
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
2
2
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-8
-8
-8
-6
-4
-4
-9
-10
-11
-16
-15
-15
-14
-13
-12
-12
-12
-14
min °C
-9
-9
-11
-8
-4
-5
-10
-11
-15
-16
-15
-16
-15
-14
-13
-12
-12
-20
 chill °C
-21
-20
-20
-19
-13
-8
-10
-22
-29
-30
-29
-20
-27
-26
-22
-17
-12
-34
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-10-8-6-6-6-7-13-14-15-19-18-20-19-19-17-17-17-20-9-9-10-7-4-5-10-11-13-16-15-16-15-14-13-12-12-17
Sunrise
6:43
—
—
6:39
—
—
6:35
—
—
6:31
—
—
6:28
—
—
6:24
—
—
Sunset
—
9:06
—
—
9:08
—
—
9:13
—
—
9:15
—
—
9:20
—
—
9:23
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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun afternoon, min -15°C on Mon night). Mainly near gales.

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Wed night, min -20°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu 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
ASCATB164E62S
543 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
17
Light winds from the WNW
(17 kph at 294).
- km
ASCATB165E62S
547 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the WNW
(25 kph at 290).
- km
ASCATB167E62S
548 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the WNW
(30 kph at 289).
- km
ASCATB163E62S
549 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 305).
- km
ASCATB166E62S
551 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the WNW
(29 kph at 294).
- km
ASCATB162E62S
561 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
17
Light winds from the ESE
(17 kph at 123).
- km
ASCATB168E62S
562 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the WNW
(36 kph at 289).
- km
ASCATB169E62S
570 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WNW
(39 kph at 293).
- km
ASCATB161E62S
578 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the ESE
(29 kph at 119).
- km
ASCATB163E61S
594 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the WNW
(28 kph at 302).
- 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.