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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Sun 08 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon morning, min -9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, near gales from the W by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed night, min -14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed morning, severe gales from the ESE by Thu night).

Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
150
300
100
km/h
10
SW
5
SSW
15
WNW
20
NW
40
W
50
W
40
WNW
55
W
60
W
35
W
15
W
15
NE
30
ENE
35
E
60
ESE
60
ESE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
1
1
1
—
2
—
—
—
—
—
9
2
2
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-6
-6
-6
-5
-4
-5
-5
-5
-9
-10
-9
-8
-7
-7
-9
-12
min °C
-9
-7
-6
-7
-4
-5
-5
-7
-9
-12
-10
-8
-8
-8
-11
-14
 chill °C
-14
-7
-11
-14
-13
-15
-15
-18
-21
-22
-17
-15
-18
-19
-25
-27
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Sunrise
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4:43
—
—
4:39
—
—
4:35
—
—
4:31
—
—
4:26
—
—
Sunset
—
—
—
10:59
—
—
11:04
—
—
11:07
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—
11:13
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11:16

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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 Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon morning, min -9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, near gales from the W by Tue morning).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed night, min -14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed morning, severe gales from the ESE by Thu 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
ASCATC152E63S
730 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the W
(38 kph at 267).
- km
ASCATC151E63S
760 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the WNW
(37 kph at 282).
- km
hy2c177E63S
771 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
65
Gales from the WNW
(65 kph at 292).
- km
hy2c178E64S
774 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the WNW
(63 kph at 298).
- km
hy2c176E63S
775 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
67
Gales from the WNW
(67 kph at 285).
- km
hy2c179E64S
779 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the WNW
(58 kph at 298).
- km
hy2c176E62S
780 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
69
Gales from the WNW
(69 kph at 288).
- km
ASCATC150E63S
789 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 276).
- km
hy2c175E62S
789 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
70
Gales from the WNW
(70 kph at 288).
- km
hy2c174E62S
795 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
67
Gales from the WNW
(67 kph at 285).
- 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.