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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Tue 06 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue morning, min -10°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun morning, min -16°C on Sun night). Mainly gales.

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
300
0
100
150
150
km/h
35
NNW
45
NNW
40
N
20
NW
20
WSW
10
W
10
W
45
W
40
W
40
WNW
40
WNW
30
WNW
15
ENE
25
SE
20
E
40
E
30
ESE
40
SSE
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
5
3
1
—
—
1
2
1
—
—
—
—
1
—
5
8
5
2
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-1
-2
-3
-9
-9
-9
-9
-6
-7
-8
-7
-8
-6
-6
-6
-5
-7
-15
min °C
-2
-2
-8
-10
-9
-10
-9
-6
-9
-9
-7
-9
-7
-6
-8
-5
-12
-16
 chill °C
-10
-10
-16
-18
-16
-18
-15
-16
-20
-19
-17
-17
-14
-14
-13
-14
-25
-29
Freezing level m
0
150
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:00
—
—
6:56
—
—
6:52
—
—
6:48
—
—
6:43
—
—
6:39
—
—
Sunset
—
8:52
—
—
8:54
—
—
8:59
—
—
9:01
—
—
9:06
—
—
9:08
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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue morning, min -10°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun morning, min -16°C on Sun night). Mainly gales.

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
ASCATC151E63S
754 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the N
(60 kph at 355).
- km
ASCATC150E63S
773 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
66
Gales from the NNW
(66 kph at 348).
- km
ASCATC151E62S
778 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the N
(60 kph at 356).
- km
ASCATC149E63S
798 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
66
Gales from the NNW
(66 kph at 347).
- km
ASCATC150E62S
811 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
67
Gales from the NNW
(67 kph at 339).
- km
ASCATC148E63S
847 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the NNW
(52 kph at 330).
- km
ASCATC152E61S
850 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the NNW
(57 kph at 343).
- km
ASCATC149E62S
852 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
66
Gales from the NNW
(66 kph at 334).
- km
ASCATC151E61S
860 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the NNW
(58 kph at 341).
- km
ASCATB148E63S
861 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NNW
(54 kph at 336).
- 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.