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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 am Fri 11 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sun night, min -24°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Fri morning, light winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon night, min -17°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NE by Wed night).

Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
100
400
km/h
40
SE
35
SSE
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
40
NE
25
N
50
NW
55
NW
30
NNW
30
NNE
30
NE
20
NE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
3
11
2
1
 mm
max °C
-23
-22
-22
-21
-21
-20
-21
-18
-14
-11
-7
-3
-10
-11
-12
-13
-14
-16
min °C
-24
-22
-22
-22
-21
-22
-22
-19
-16
-14
-9
-5
-11
-11
-16
-14
-15
-17
 chill °C
-40
-36
-34
-33
-32
-33
-33
-30
-26
-23
-19
-14
-23
-24
-26
-24
-24
-27
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-28-28-26-25-25-25-23-21-15-12-10-8-12-13-17-18-19-21-24-22-22-22-21-21-22-19-15-13-8-4-11-11-14-14-15-17
Sunrise
7:41
7:37
7:33
7:28
7:24
7:20
Sunset
6:27
6:30
6:34
6:37
6:39
6:44

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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sun night, min -24°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Fri morning, light winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon night, min -17°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NE by Wed 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
ASCATC166E63S
490 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the SSW
(56 kph at 194).
- km
ASCATC167E63S
491 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the S
(52 kph at 189).
- km
ASCATC165E62S
492 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
65
Gales from the SSW
(65 kph at 199).
- km
ASCATC166E62S
494 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the S
(50 kph at 186).
- km
ASCATC164E62S
496 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
66
Gales from the SSW
(66 kph at 206).
- km
ASCATC167E62S
506 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the S
(52 kph at 189).
- km
ASCATC163E62S
518 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the SSW
(56 kph at 208).
- km
ASCATC168E62S
534 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
73
Gales from the S
(73 kph at 190).
- km
ASCATC169E63S
538 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
68
Gales from the S
(68 kph at 191).
- km
ASCATC170E63S
549 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the S
(55 kph at 172).
- 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.