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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 pm Sun 13 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon afternoon, min -18°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sun night, light winds from the NW by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu morning, min -21°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Fri morning).

Sun
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
snow showers
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
0
50
km/h
35
WNW
35
WNW
15
N
30
WNW
10
SSW
20
SSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
NNE
5
NNW
20
WNW
25
ENE
15
SE
40
SSW
45
SSW
25
SSW
30
N
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Snowflake cm
3
1
2
3
1
4
4
1
 mm
max °C
-18
-11
-5
-4
-6
-10
-11
-11
-10
-12
-12
-9
-9
-13
-19
-19
-20
min °C
-18
-17
-7
-5
-9
-11
-12
-13
-11
-15
-17
-11
-10
-17
-19
-20
-21
 chill °C
-31
-30
-13
-12
-16
-18
-20
-20
-17
-23
-26
-20
-19
-30
-33
-28
-34
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:28
7:24
7:20
7:16
7:13
Sunset
6:34
6:37
6:39
6:44
6:46
6:50

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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon afternoon, min -18°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sun night, light winds from the NW by Tue night).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu morning, min -21°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Fri morning).

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
ASCATB177E64S
756 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the W
(43 kph at 265).
- km
ASCATB178E64S
800 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the WSW
(22 kph at 254).
- km
ASCATB179E64S
811 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the WSW
(23 kph at 251).
- km
ASCATB177E63S
815 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
5
Calm
(5 kph at 275).
- km
ASCATB178E63S
856 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
2
Calm
(2 kph at 261).
- km
ASCATB180E64S
873 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the WSW
(33 kph at 248).
- km
ASCATC180E64S
879 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the WSW
(32 kph at 251).
- km
ASCATB179E63S
888 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
4
Calm
(4 kph at 351).
- km
ASCATB181E64S
896 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the WSW
(22 kph at 244).
- km
ASCATB177E62S
901 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WSW
(42 kph at 253).
- 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.