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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Sat 03 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue morning, min -21°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NW by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue afternoon, min -11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the W by Fri morning).

Sat
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
cloud
clear
clear
snow showers
light snow
cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
mod. snow
cloudy
clear
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
350
200
200
km/h
45
WNW
45
SSW
30
WSW
70
W
50
WNW
60
W
60
W
25
W
20
NNE
40
N
30
NNW
10
NNE
20
SW
10
WSW
10
NW
30
W
40
WNW
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Snowflake cm
6
—
—
—
4
1
—
1
4
3
3
—
—
—
—
—
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-8
-15
-18
-10
-4
-4
-8
-8
-2
-1
-2
-7
-7
-9
-9
-6
-6
min °C
-17
-21
-19
-13
-11
-6
-9
-10
-4
-2
-7
-8
-8
-11
-10
-7
-6
 chill °C
-31
-36
-31
-28
-24
-17
-20
-20
-10
-10
-14
-13
-17
-16
-16
-16
-15
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
250
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Sunrise
—
—
7:07
—
—
7:03
—
—
7:00
—
—
6:56
—
—
6:52
—
—
Sunset
8:42
—
—
8:45
—
—
8:47
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8:52
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8:54
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8:59
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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue morning, min -21°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NW by Mon night).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue afternoon, min -11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the W by Fri morning).

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.
4 hours ago
-22°C
-
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 350).
40 km
Mid: few
Dumont Durville
1019 km WSW
111m alt.
4 hours ago
-11°C
Clouds dissolving.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 250).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Williams Field
1241 km S
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-19°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
1392 km NW
6m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
1620 km NNE
16m alt.
3 hours ago
8°C
-
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 270).
EnderbyIslandAws
1824 km N
40m alt.
3 hours ago
9°C
-
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 280).
ASCATB206E66S
1910 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the WSW
(38 kph at 252).
- km
ASCATB207E66S
1925 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WSW
(40 kph at 253).
- km
ASCATB206E65S
1963 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the WSW
(45 kph at 237).
- km
ASCATB207E65S
1998 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the SW
(47 kph at 233).
- 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.