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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Fri 13 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat night, min -14°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the ENE by Sat afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed night, min -14°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1550
1250
250
1500
0
1150
50
150
350
150
150
50
0
km/h
10
E
5
NNE
15
N
30
ENE
40
ENE
25
E
15
E
30
ESE
35
SE
20
SSE
10
SW
10
N
20
NE
20
ENE
10
SE
20
SW
25
W
25
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
1
4
2
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-13
-12
-12
-11
-9
-8
-8
-9
-12
-13
-13
-13
-11
-10
-11
-11
-10
-9
min °C
-14
-13
-13
-12
-9
-9
-8
-11
-14
-14
-13
-14
-12
-10
-14
-12
-10
-10
 chill °C
-21
-17
-21
-22
-20
-19
-14
-22
-24
-23
-20
-20
-20
-18
-20
-20
-19
-19
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
4:22
—
—
4:18
—
—
4:13
—
—
4:09
—
—
4:05
—
—
4:01
—
—
Sunset
—
—
11:22
—
—
11:27
—
—
11:31
—
—
11:37
—
—
11:42
—
—
11:46

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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 Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat night, min -14°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the ENE by Sat afternoon).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed night, min -14°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

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
Dumont Durville
1019 km WSW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-8°C
-
31
Fresh winds from the ESE
(31 kph at 110).
40 km
Mid: scattered
Williams Field
1241 km S
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-12°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the ESE
(28 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1250 km S
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-13°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
48
Strong winds from the S
(48 kph at 190).
1.6 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
1392 km NW
6m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (31 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
1620 km NNE
16m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
-
31
Fresh winds from the WSW
(31 kph at 240).
EnderbyIslandAws
1824 km N
40m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
-
24
Moderate winds from the SW
(24 kph at 230).
2190 km N
240m alt.
2 hours ago
-
57
Near gales from the NW
(57 kph at 310).
WilkinsRunwayEast
2216 km SW
755m alt.
3 hours ago
-15°C
-
52
Near gales from the E
(52 kph at 100).
Stewart Island
2235 km N
24m alt.
3 hours ago
14°C
Dry
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 270).
2251 km N
52m alt.
2 hours ago
No weather report.
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 270).

* 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.