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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 11 am Fri 18 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sun night, min -24°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, near gales from the E by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Wed night, min -23°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Mon night, moderate winds from the W by Tue night).

Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
100
200
km/h
10
WNW
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
20
NNE
75
E
85
ESE
65
S
90
SW
40
SW
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
NW
45
WSW
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Snowflake cm
1
4
5
6
4
1
3
2
 mm
max °C
-22
-22
-22
-22
-20
-21
-20
-19
-13
-12
-14
-15
-17
-19
-20
-19
-12
-10
min °C
-22
-22
-24
-23
-21
-21
-21
-20
-17
-13
-15
-19
-18
-19
-23
-21
-14
-23
 chill °C
-29
-30
-29
-28
-25
-25
-27
-28
-25
-28
-32
-37
-34
-33
-38
-34
-25
-41
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:13
7:09
7:05
7:01
6:58
6:54
Sunset
6:50
6:53
6:57
7:00
7:02
7:07

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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sun night, min -24°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, near gales from the E by Sun night).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Wed night, min -23°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Mon night, moderate winds from the W 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
Williams Field
1241 km S
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-26°C
light snow
Light snow.
37
Fresh winds from the SSE
(37 kph at 150).
3.6 km
Mid: broken
High: overcast
1392 km NW
6m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
ASCATB130E63S
1600 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the E
(26 kph at 90).
- km
1620 km NNE
16m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
-
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 260).
ASCATB129E63S
1628 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the E
(26 kph at 88).
- km
ASCATB130E62S
1659 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the NNE
(21 kph at 21).
- km
ASCATB131E61S
1682 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the NNW
(28 kph at 340).
- km
ASCATB129E62S
1705 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the NNE
(24 kph at 22).
- km
ASCATB128E63S
1714 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the N
(35 kph at 9).
- km
ASCATB130E61S
1720 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the N
(28 kph at 352).
- 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.