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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Wed 14 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed morning, min -21°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Thu afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Fri morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sun night, min -18°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the ENE by Sun night).

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
200
50
350
150
km/h
35
NW
30
W
30
W
25
WSW
40
W
30
W
10
SW
20
E
30
E
20
ESE
10
S
5
SE
10
E
15
E
30
NE
30
ESE
25
SSW
30
W
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Snowflake cm
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
5
2
2
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-8
-8
-14
-19
-18
-19
-19
-18
-16
-16
-15
-16
-16
-14
-11
-12
-14
-15
min °C
-10
-11
-20
-20
-19
-21
-20
-19
-18
-16
-16
-17
-16
-16
-13
-13
-15
-18
 chill °C
-20
-20
-32
-32
-33
-30
-26
-29
-31
-25
-21
-17
-22
-24
-22
-23
-26
-29
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
6:28
—
—
6:24
—
—
6:18
—
—
6:15
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:07
—
—
Sunset
—
9:20
—
—
9:23
—
—
9:27
—
—
9:30
—
—
9:35
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—
9:37
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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 well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed morning, min -21°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Thu afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Fri morning).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sun night, min -18°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the ENE by Sun 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
Jang Bogo Station
873 km S
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-18°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 40).
32 km
Mid: overcast
Dumont Durville
1019 km WSW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-13°C
-
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 80).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB140E63S
1219 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the WSW
(22 kph at 258).
- km
ASCATB138E64S
1220 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 kph at 266).
- km
ASCATB140E62S
1225 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
19
Light winds from the WSW
(19 kph at 252).
- km
ASCATB139E63S
1231 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the W
(32 kph at 260).
- km
Williams Field
1241 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-24°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the E
(24 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1250 km S
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-27°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
ASCATB138E63S
1253 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the WSW
(33 kph at 257).
- km
ASCATB137E64S
1260 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the WSW
(37 kph at 252).
- 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.