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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Wed 14 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed morning, min -22°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Tue night, light winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon morning, min -18°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sun night, near gales from the WSW by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
50
100
100
250
200
150
km/h
45
W
35
NW
35
W
30
WSW
30
W
35
W
25
W
10
ESE
30
E
35
E
15
E
10
NE
15
ENE
20
ESE
15
E
5
ENE
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Weather map
Weather map
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Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5
—
—
3
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-12
-8
-11
-16
-20
-19
-20
-21
-19
-16
-15
-14
-10
-10
-9
-9
min °C
-14
-10
-13
-21
-20
-19
-22
-21
-20
-18
-16
-16
-13
-10
-9
-10
 chill °C
-27
-20
-24
-33
-33
-32
-32
-28
-33
-32
-24
-23
-22
-17
-16
-16
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Sunrise
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6:28
—
—
6:24
—
—
6:18
—
—
6:15
—
—
6:11
—
—
Sunset
—
—
9:20
—
—
9:23
—
—
9:27
—
—
9:30
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—
9:35
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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed morning, min -22°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Tue night, light winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon morning, min -18°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sun night, near gales from the WSW by Mon 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
ASCATB169E63S
551 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the WSW
(58 kph at 237).
- km
ASCATC172E64S
562 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
64
Gales from the SW
(64 kph at 232).
- km
ASCATC170E63S
567 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
62
Gales from the WSW
(62 kph at 237).
- km
ASCATB169E62S
568 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WSW
(49 kph at 238).
- km
ASCATC173E64S
573 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
62
Gales from the SW
(62 kph at 233).
- km
ASCATB164E62S
585 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the WNW
(37 kph at 291).
- km
ASCATC164E62S
587 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the WNW
(37 kph at 295).
- km
ASCATB165E62S
588 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the WNW
(33 kph at 284).
- km
ASCATC163E62S
590 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NW
(35 kph at 305).
- km
ASCATB163E62S
590 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the WNW
(35 kph at 303).
- 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.