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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Thu 05 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri night, min -10°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Fri morning, calm by Sat afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon morning, min -14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun morning, gales from the W by Tue night).

Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
cloudy
clear
Cloud base (m)
50
200
km/h
25
W
40
W
20
NW
25
NE
45
NNE
40
N
15
NE
5
NNE
15
S
20
S
10
WNW
20
WNW
30
W
45
W
45
W
60
W
65
W
55
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
1
1
1
5
5
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-9
-6
-6
-3
-2
-1
-4
-4
-4
-7
-7
-6
-4
-4
-5
-5
-5
-6
min °C
-10
-7
-7
-4
-3
-3
-4
-4
-7
-8
-7
-7
-5
-4
-6
-6
-5
-14
 chill °C
-19
-17
-13
-11
-12
-10
-9
-6
-14
-15
-12
-14
-13
-13
-16
-17
-16
-26
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
50
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-11-11-8-6-6-8-8-10-11-12-10-9-9-9-9-10-13-10-7-7-4-3-2-4-4-6-8-7-7-5-4-6-6-5-10
Sunrise
4:56
—
—
4:52
—
—
4:48
—
—
4:43
—
—
4:39
—
—
4:35
—
—
Sunset
—
—
10:45
—
—
10:51
—
—
10:54
—
—
10:59
—
—
11:04
—
—
11:07

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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri night, min -10°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Fri morning, calm by Sat afternoon).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon morning, min -14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun morning, gales 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
ASCATB168E63S
474 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
62
Gales from the W
(62 kph at 272).
- km
ASCATB167E63S
492 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the W
(52 kph at 280).
- km
ASCATB166E63S
497 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WNW
(50 kph at 285).
- km
ASCATB166E62S
502 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WNW
(50 kph at 288).
- km
ASCATB169E63S
504 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
61
Near gales from the W
(61 kph at 280).
- km
ASCATB167E62S
509 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WNW
(49 kph at 285).
- km
ASCATB168E62S
532 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the W
(54 kph at 279).
- km
ASCATB169E62S
546 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
60
Near gales from the W
(60 kph at 278).
- km
ASCATB171E63S
562 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
62
Gales from the WNW
(62 kph at 284).
- km
ASCATB170E63S
565 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
64
Gales from the W
(64 kph at 270).
- 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.