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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Sun 04 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue morning, min -18°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu afternoon, min -11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Wed morning, near gales from the W by Thu afternoon).

Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
light snow
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
250
100
50
200
km/h
30
WSW
65
W
50
WNW
30
W
40
W
20
WNW
30
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
20
NNE
15
S
25
WSW
15
NNW
55
W
55
WNW
40
W
55
W
35
W
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Snowflake cm
—
—
4
—
—
3
5
2
—
1
—
—
2
1
1
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-17
-9
-7
-8
-9
-7
-1
-1
-3
-8
-7
-10
-6
-5
-6
-8
-7
-8
min °C
-18
-12
-10
-9
-9
-10
-3
-1
-7
-8
-8
-11
-9
-6
-8
-10
-7
-10
 chill °C
-30
-26
-23
-19
-19
-19
-10
-9
-16
-15
-17
-20
-16
-16
-18
-20
-18
-19
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
200
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-19-12-10-10-10-8-3-5-10-13-12-11-10-11-12-12-13-12-18-11-9-9-9-9-2-1-5-8-8-11-8-6-7-9-7-9
Sunrise
7:07
—
—
7:03
—
—
7:00
—
—
6:56
—
—
6:52
—
—
6:48
—
—
Sunset
—
8:45
—
—
8:47
—
—
8:52
—
—
8:54
—
—
8:59
—
—
9:01
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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue morning, min -18°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Mon night).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu afternoon, min -11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Wed morning, near gales from the W by Thu 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
ASCATC165E62S
579 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the W
(49 kph at 259).
- km
ASCATC166E62S
582 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 260).
- km
ASCATC164E62S
587 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 260).
- km
ASCATB164E61S
592 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the W
(50 kph at 264).
- km
ASCATC164E61S
599 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 265).
- km
ASCATC165E61S
600 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the WSW
(54 kph at 257).
- km
ASCATC160E62S
608 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the W
(42 kph at 278).
- km
ASCATC166E61S
610 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
56
Near gales from the W
(56 kph at 263).
- km
ASCATB162E61S
611 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the W
(42 kph at 264).
- km
ASCATC167E61S
620 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the W
(55 kph at 262).
- 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.