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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 pm Sat 19 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon morning, min -22°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, gales from the E by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu night, min -22°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NNW on Tue night, gales from the WSW by Wed night).

Sat
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
50
150
100
350
km/h
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
35
ENE
70
E
35
ESE
50
SSE
45
W
35
WNW
30
NNW
50
N
55
SSW
60
WSW
70
W
60
W
55
W
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
2
4
5
1
5
2
2
 mm
max °C
-19
-19
-18
-15
-10
-7
-7
-12
-15
-18
-16
-8
-16
-15
-12
-8
-7
min °C
-20
-22
-19
-17
-14
-9
-9
-17
-16
-19
-19
-11
-20
-22
-14
-11
-14
 chill °C
-27
-29
-27
-25
-22
-22
-21
-32
-28
-32
-30
-23
-37
-39
-29
-24
-28
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:05
7:01
6:58
6:54
6:50
Sunset
6:53
6:57
7:00
7:02
7:07
7:09

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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon morning, min -22°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, gales from the E by Mon morning).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu night, min -22°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NNW on Tue night, gales from the WSW by Wed 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
hy2c158E61S
719 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the SSE
(25 kph at 165).
- km
hy2c157E61S
730 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the S
(27 kph at 170).
- km
hy2c156E61S
746 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the S
(29 kph at 185).
- km
hy2c158E60S
754 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the SSE
(23 kph at 152).
- km
hy2c155E61S
765 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the SSW
(26 kph at 200).
- km
hy2c156E60S
793 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the S
(32 kph at 175).
- km
hy2c159E60S
797 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the SSE
(32 kph at 150).
- km
hy2c157E60S
812 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the SSE
(22 kph at 160).
- km
hy2c160E59S
832 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the SSE
(45 kph at 148).
- km
hy2c154E61S
833 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 190).
- 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.