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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Mon 28 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Mon afternoon, min -24°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sun night, strong winds from the NW by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat morning, min -26°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, severe gales from the W by Sat afternoon).

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1250
400
0
50
km/h
15
SE
15
SSE
35
ESE
10
NNE
40
NW
25
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
20
NW
5
WSW
45
WSW
45
W
45
W
40
W
50
W
35
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-22
-22
-19
-19
-20
-21
-22
-22
-19
-16
-25
-21
-17
-18
-18
-10
min °C
-23
-23
-19
-20
-21
-21
-24
-24
-21
-23
-26
-24
-18
-18
-18
-18
 chill °C
-30
-33
-32
-30
-34
-33
-36
-35
-32
-37
-43
-40
-31
-32
-33
-31
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-26-27-25-25-26-26-27-25-23-22-26-26-19-17-17-12-23-23-19-20-21-21-23-23-20-20-26-23-18-18-18-14
Sunrise
—
7:31
—
—
7:28
—
—
7:24
—
—
7:20
—
—
7:16
—
—
Sunset
—
—
8:24
—
—
8:28
—
—
8:30
—
—
8:35
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—
8:37
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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Mon afternoon, min -24°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sun night, strong winds from the NW by Tue morning).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat morning, min -26°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, severe gales from the W by Sat 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
ASCATB159E62S
615 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WSW
(48 kph at 247).
- km
ASCATB158E62S
643 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the WSW
(52 kph at 240).
- km
ASCATB176E64S
715 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the W
(51 kph at 279).
- km
ASCATB177E64S
739 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the WNW
(54 kph at 286).
- km
ASCATB175E63S
742 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the W
(36 kph at 274).
- km
ASCATB158E61S
752 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
67
Gales from the WSW
(67 kph at 244).
- km
ASCATB176E63S
762 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the W
(40 kph at 281).
- km
ASCATB178E64S
762 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the WNW
(58 kph at 293).
- km
ASCATB157E61S
771 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
66
Gales from the WSW
(66 kph at 244).
- km
ASCATB174E62S
787 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the NW
(38 kph at 305).
- 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.