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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Tue 10 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue afternoon, min -13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed afternoon, near gales from the ESE by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat afternoon, min -14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, near gales from the ESE by Sun morning).

Tue
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
150
150
0
250
300
100
100
km/h
45
W
15
W
15
W
5
N
35
E
45
ESE
55
ESE
30
SE
25
SE
0
E
15
NNW
35
NE
55
ENE
30
E
55
ESE
50
ESE
35
ESE
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
3
2
1
—
—
—
—
1
5
6
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-8
-8
-10
-9
-8
-8
-10
-12
-13
-12
-11
-8
-7
-8
-11
-11
-12
min °C
-8
-12
-11
-10
-9
-9
-11
-13
-13
-12
-13
-10
-9
-10
-11
-11
-14
 chill °C
-19
-20
-17
-14
-18
-20
-23
-23
-22
-12
-21
-20
-21
-22
-24
-23
-24
Freezing level m
0
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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—
4:31
—
—
4:26
—
—
4:22
—
—
4:18
—
—
4:13
—
—
Sunset
—
11:07
—
—
11:13
—
—
11:16
—
—
11:22
—
—
11:27
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11:31

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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 Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue afternoon, min -13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed afternoon, near gales from the ESE by Thu afternoon).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat afternoon, min -14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, near gales from the ESE by Sun 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
Jang Bogo Station
873 km S
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-12°C
-
44
Strong winds from the W
(44 kph at 260).
40 km
Mid: overcast
Dumont Durville
1019 km WSW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
-
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 280).
50 km
Mid: few
Williams Field
1241 km S
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-10°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1250 km S
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-12°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the NNW
(17 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: broken
1392 km NW
6m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
1620 km NNE
16m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
-
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 90).
EnderbyIslandAws
1824 km N
40m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
-
24
Moderate winds from the NNE
(24 kph at 30).
2190 km N
240m alt.
2 hours ago
-
13
Light winds from the SSE
(13 kph at 160).
WilkinsRunwayEast
2216 km SW
755m alt.
2 hours ago
-8°C
-
63
Gales from the E
(63 kph at 100).
Mid: overcast
Stewart Island
2235 km N
24m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).

* 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.