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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Tue 13 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 -24°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SE by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sat night, min -22°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
clear
Cloud base (m)
200
50
0
150
50
50
50
km/h
40
SW
60
W
45
W
35
NW
40
W
35
WSW
30
W
35
W
25
W
15
SE
10
ESE
15
E
5
NNE
15
NNW
20
NE
15
SE
15
SSW
15
S
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-14
-12
-12
-8
-9
-16
-20
-19
-21
-20
-18
-18
-18
-16
-13
-13
-15
-16
min °C
-15
-13
-14
-11
-14
-20
-20
-20
-24
-22
-20
-20
-19
-17
-14
-14
-15
-18
 chill °C
-27
-27
-27
-22
-26
-33
-33
-33
-34
-32
-28
-28
-23
-25
-23
-22
-23
-26
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
6:31
—
—
6:28
—
—
6:24
—
—
6:18
—
—
6:15
—
—
6:11
—
—
Sunset
—
9:15
—
—
9:20
—
—
9:23
—
—
9:27
—
—
9:30
—
—
9:35
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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 -24°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SE by Thu night).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sat night, min -22°C on Fri 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
ASCATC162E62S
515 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the S
(47 kph at 179).
- km
ASCATC163E62S
525 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the S
(46 kph at 182).
- km
hy2c163E62S
532 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the SSW
(51 kph at 192).
- km
ASCATC161E62S
541 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the S
(50 kph at 173).
- km
hy2c164E62S
543 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SSW
(50 kph at 195).
- km
hy2c166E62S
545 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the SSW
(51 kph at 200).
- km
hy2c162E62S
564 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SSW
(50 kph at 198).
- km
hy2c165E62S
565 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the SSW
(51 kph at 202).
- km
hy2c168E62S
567 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the SSW
(51 kph at 212).
- km
ASCATB160E62S
567 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the S
(48 kph at 178).
- 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.