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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Mon 12 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed afternoon, min -20°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the ESE on Mon night, moderate winds from the SSW by Tue morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Fri morning, min -20°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
150
600
100
150
500
200
0
km/h
30
ESE
45
ESE
75
SE
65
SSE
40
WNW
50
W
35
WNW
30
WNW
40
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
10
ESE
30
ENE
25
ESE
20
S
15
W
15
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
2
4
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-12
-12
-14
-14
-13
-12
-10
-9
-14
-19
-18
-17
-16
-16
-17
-18
-18
-18
min °C
-12
-12
-17
-15
-14
-13
-11
-10
-20
-20
-18
-18
-17
-17
-18
-19
-18
-19
 chill °C
-22
-24
-33
-30
-26
-27
-21
-20
-33
-34
-32
-28
-23
-29
-28
-29
-26
-28
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-15-15-18-19-19-17-17-15-19-21-20-19-18-19-21-22-23-23-12-12-16-15-14-13-11-10-17-20-18-18-17-17-18-19-18-19
Sunrise
6:35
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—
6:31
—
—
6:28
—
—
6:24
—
—
6:18
—
—
6:15
—
—
Sunset
—
9:13
—
—
9:15
—
—
9:20
—
—
9:23
—
—
9:27
—
—
9:30
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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 Mon morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed afternoon, min -20°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the ESE on Mon night, moderate winds from the SSW by Tue morning).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Fri morning, min -20°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, 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
ASCATB168E62S
541 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the NW
(55 kph at 308).
- km
ASCATC171E63S
567 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the WNW
(62 kph at 297).
- km
ASCATB171E63S
569 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the WNW
(60 kph at 297).
- km
ASCATC170E63S
569 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
61
Near gales from the WNW
(61 kph at 297).
- km
ASCATB169E62S
571 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the WNW
(57 kph at 304).
- km
ASCATB170E63S
571 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the WNW
(59 kph at 297).
- km
ASCATB170E62S
572 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the WNW
(58 kph at 298).
- km
ASCATB172E63S
582 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
65
Gales from the WNW
(65 kph at 295).
- km
ASCATC172E63S
591 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the WNW
(63 kph at 296).
- km
ASCATC170E62S
594 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the WNW
(60 kph at 298).
- 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.