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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Mon 02 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed afternoon, min -15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon night, fresh winds from the N by Wed morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri morning, min -12°C on Sat night). Mainly near gales.

Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
50
200
50
300
50
km/h
10
S
10
S
10
SW
10
NW
30
W
25
W
30
N
25
NW
25
WNW
35
WSW
30
WSW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NE
30
ESE
35
SE
45
SSE
35
S
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
1
—
—
—
1
—
1
—
2
2
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-12
-12
-13
-13
-13
-10
-5
-2
-4
-8
-8
-6
-4
-4
-4
-5
-8
-9
min °C
-13
-12
-15
-13
-13
-14
-8
-2
-6
-9
-8
-8
-5
-4
-5
-6
-9
-12
 chill °C
-19
-18
-21
-19
-24
-24
-17
-9
-14
-18
-17
-16
-11
-10
-14
-16
-20
-16
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:09
—
—
5:05
—
—
5:01
—
—
4:56
—
—
4:52
—
—
4:48
—
—
Sunset
—
—
10:32
—
—
10:37
—
—
10:42
—
—
10:45
—
—
10:51
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—
10:54

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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed afternoon, min -15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon night, fresh winds from the N by Wed morning).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri morning, min -12°C on Sat night). Mainly near gales.

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
-14°C
-
41
Strong winds from the SE
(41 kph at 140).
50 km
Mid: clear
Williams Field
1241 km S
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-12°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
15
Light winds from the N.(Wind varies from 340 to 040 degs)
(15 kph at 10).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1250 km S
10m alt.
2 hours ago
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the ESE
(11 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: broken
1392 km NW
6m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
1620 km NNE
16m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
-
41
Strong winds from the WNW
(41 kph at 290).
EnderbyIslandAws
1824 km N
40m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
-
48
Strong winds from the NW
(48 kph at 310).
2190 km N
240m alt.
2 hours ago
-
63
Gales from the WNW
(63 kph at 300).
WilkinsRunwayEast
2216 km SW
755m alt.
3 hours ago
-11°C
-
31
Fresh winds from the ENE
(31 kph at 60).
Stewart Island
2235 km N
24m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 270).
2251 km N
52m alt.
1 hour ago
No weather report.
57
Near gales from the W
(57 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.