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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Sun 18 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed morning, min -20°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun night, calm by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed afternoon, min -14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
200
100
100
50
km/h
50
E
45
SW
45
WSW
35
W
20
WSW
5
W
10
NW
10
WNW
15
NE
30
ENE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSW
5
W
15
E
20
ESE
10
SSE
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Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
6
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
4
2
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-13
-15
-19
-18
-18
-15
-13
-15
-9
-7
-8
-10
-10
-13
-11
-11
-12
min °C
-13
-19
-19
-18
-20
-16
-14
-16
-12
-8
-10
-10
-11
-14
-12
-11
-13
 chill °C
-26
-34
-33
-31
-31
-16
-19
-20
-20
-17
-16
-16
-17
-20
-20
-19
-18
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-17-22-25-24-20-17-16-15-11-10-11-14-14-14-14-14-16-13-17-19-18-19-16-14-16-11-8-9-10-11-14-12-11-13
Sunrise
—
—
6:07
—
—
6:03
—
—
5:58
—
—
5:54
—
—
5:50
—
—
Sunset
9:35
—
—
9:37
—
—
9:42
—
—
9:45
—
—
9:50
—
—
9:52
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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 Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed morning, min -20°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun night, calm by Tue morning).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed afternoon, min -14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu 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
ASCATB183E64S
1005 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 354).
- km
Dumont Durville
1019 km WSW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-18°C
-
7
Light winds from the SSE
(7 kph at 160).
50 km
Mid: clear
ASCATB184E64S
1028 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 266).
- km
ASCATB183E63S
1067 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 308).
- km
ASCATB184E63S
1089 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
13
Light winds from the WNW
(13 kph at 282).
- km
ASCATB185E64S
1092 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
16
Light winds from the NW
(16 kph at 312).
- km
ASCATB186E64S
1104 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
16
Light winds from the WNW
(16 kph at 294).
- km
ASCATB183E62S
1135 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 269).
- km
ASCATB185E63S
1149 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
15
Light winds from the WSW
(15 kph at 256).
- km
ASCATB184E62S
1166 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the W
(32 kph at 265).
- 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.