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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 pm Tue 22 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu night, min -23°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, severe gales from the W by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri afternoon, min -25°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Fri night, calm by Sat night).

Tue
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
150
200
km/h
35
WNW
20
NW
5
ENE
25
W
60
W
75
WSW
70
W
50
W
60
WNW
55
WNW
80
W
35
WNW
20
N
20
SSE
30
SW
25
SW
10
S
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Snowflake cm
4
3
2
 mm
max °C
-21
-21
-21
-22
-16
-14
-12
-3
-3
-4
-20
-20
-19
-20
-24
-24
-23
min °C
-22
-22
-21
-23
-21
-15
-13
-11
-4
-11
-23
-22
-20
-24
-25
-25
-25
 chill °C
-36
-34
-25
-38
-36
-31
-28
-24
-15
-25
-42
-36
-30
-37
-39
-36
-35
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-26-26-25-26-20-12-12-8-8-12-24-24-24-25-27-27-27-22-22-21-23-19-15-13-7-4-8-22-21-20-22-25-25-24
Sunrise
6:54
6:50
6:46
6:41
7:37
Sunset
7:02
7:07
7:09
7:13
7:15
8:20

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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 Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu night, min -23°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, severe gales from the W by Wed night).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri afternoon, min -25°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Fri night, calm by Sat 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
Dumont Durville
1019 km WSW
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-23°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 260).
40 km
Mid: clear
Williams Field
1241 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-20°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
Wind obs. (41 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
1.9 km
Mid: overcast
Macquarie Island
1392 km NW
6m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (31 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB200E67S
1618 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NNW
(49 kph at 330).
- km
1620 km NNE
16m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
-
26
Moderate winds from the WSW
(26 kph at 250).
ASCATB201E67S
1654 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NW
(50 kph at 325).
- km
ASCATB200E66S
1656 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the NW
(43 kph at 324).
- km
ASCATB199E65S
1658 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the NNW
(41 kph at 330).
- km
ASCATB202E67S
1700 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NW
(51 kph at 320).
- km
ASCATB200E65S
1702 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NNW
(40 kph at 329).
- 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.