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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 11 pm Thu 24 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu night, min -26°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Thu night, calm by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue night, min -26°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Mon night, strong winds from the W by Tue night).

Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
50
50
km/h
70
WNW
70
WNW
70
W
55
W
45
W
25
SW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
WSW
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
NNE
30
WNW
45
W
40
W
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Snowflake cm
3
 mm
max °C
-3
-5
-12
-21
-23
-25
-25
-26
-25
-25
-23
-21
-21
-22
-21
-20
min °C
-9
-7
-18
-24
-24
-25
-26
-26
-25
-26
-24
-22
-23
-22
-21
-23
 chill °C
-21
-19
-34
-41
-39
-38
-34
-33
-30
-36
-35
-32
-36
-35
-36
-36
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-12-18-25-26-27-27-29-28-29-28-27-26-25-25-24-6-6-15-23-24-25-26-26-25-26-24-22-22-22-21-22
Sunrise
6:46
6:41
7:37
6:33
6:30
Sunset
7:13
7:15
8:20
7:22
7:25

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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 below freezing (max -3°C on Thu night, min -26°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Thu night, calm by Sun morning).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue night, min -26°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Mon night, strong 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
Dumont Durville
1019 km WSW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-19°C
-
41
Strong winds from the SW
(41 kph at 220).
Williams Field
1241 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-21°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1250 km S
10m alt.
1 hour ago
-22°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: broken
1392 km NW
6m alt.
53 minutes ago
4°C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
1620 km NNE
16m alt.
53 minutes ago
5°C
-
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 280).
EnderbyIslandAws
1824 km N
40m alt.
53 minutes ago
3°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 220).
ASCATC123E62S
2004 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the SW
(32 kph at 229).
- km
ASCATC122E62S
2067 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WSW
(39 kph at 250).
- km
ASCATC122E61S
2088 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the WSW
(38 kph at 248).
- km
ASCATC121E62S
2104 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WSW
(40 kph at 255).
- 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.