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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Thu 12 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu morning, min -14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Thu morning, calm by Fri afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue afternoon, min -15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Sun morning, calm by Tue night).

Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
50
1650
1500
350
150
0
50
100
250
50
km/h
45
ESE
40
ESE
25
E
15
E
5
NE
15
N
35
ENE
50
ENE
35
ENE
50
ESE
40
SE
25
SSE
10
SSW
20
WNW
25
NNW
15
NE
20
E
10
SSE
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Snowflake cm
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
8
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-8
-11
-13
-13
-12
-12
-9
-9
-8
-11
-12
-12
-13
-12
-11
-10
-8
-9
min °C
-9
-12
-14
-14
-13
-12
-11
-9
-11
-11
-12
-15
-14
-13
-12
-10
-9
-10
 chill °C
-20
-23
-24
-22
-13
-18
-21
-20
-23
-23
-23
-24
-21
-21
-22
-17
-17
-10
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-16-18-18-18-17-14-13-13-15-17-18-19-19-17-16-15-14-9-12-14-14-13-12-10-9-10-11-12-14-14-13-12-10-9-10
Sunrise
4:26
—
—
4:22
—
—
4:18
—
—
4:13
—
—
4:09
—
—
4:05
—
—
Sunset
—
—
11:16
—
—
11:22
—
—
11:27
—
—
11:31
—
—
11:37
—
—
11:42

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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu morning, min -14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Thu morning, calm by Fri afternoon).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue afternoon, min -15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Sun morning, calm by Tue 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
ASCATB163E63S
435 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the SW
(35 kph at 216).
- km
ASCATB162E63S
445 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the SW
(45 kph at 216).
- km
ASCATB164E63S
456 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the SW
(34 kph at 222).
- km
ASCATB163E62S
481 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the SW
(36 kph at 233).
- km
ASCATB164E62S
484 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the WSW
(35 kph at 243).
- km
ASCATB161E63S
486 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the SW
(53 kph at 216).
- km
ASCATB160E63S
488 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the SSW
(54 kph at 212).
- km
ASCATB162E62S
489 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the SW
(42 kph at 233).
- km
ASCATB161E62S
495 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the SW
(51 kph at 218).
- km
ASCATB159E63S
496 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
56
Near gales from the SW
(56 kph at 214).
- 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.