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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 11 am Wed 23 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu night, min -24°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, severe gales from the WSW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sat morning, min -27°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sat night, calm by Sun afternoon).

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
250
km/h
0
E
30
W
70
W
80
WSW
65
W
60
WNW
65
WNW
55
WNW
60
W
45
WNW
25
WNW
45
SSW
10
WNW
5
NNE
20
ESE
15
SE
25
SE
35
SSE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
4
2
2
 mm
max °C
-20
-22
-16
-14
-11
-3
-3
-4
-18
-20
-23
-24
-24
-24
-24
-24
-24
-23
min °C
-20
-23
-20
-15
-13
-9
-4
-12
-24
-21
-26
-27
-25
-25
-25
-25
-25
-25
 chill °C
-20
-38
-36
-31
-27
-20
-14
-26
-42
-36
-39
-43
-33
-30
-35
-37
-38
-39
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-24-26-19-12-11-8-8-13-24-25-28-27-26-28-28-29-30-29-20-23-18-15-12-6-4-8-21-21-25-26-25-25-25-25-25-24
Sunrise
6:54
6:50
6:46
6:41
7:37
6:33
Sunset
7:07
7:09
7:13
7:15
8:20
7:22

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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 Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu night, min -24°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, severe gales from the WSW by Wed night).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sat morning, min -27°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sat night, calm by Sun afternoon).

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
ASCATC159E62S
614 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
67
Gales from the W
(67 kph at 265).
- km
ASCATC159E61S
635 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
68
Gales from the W
(68 kph at 262).
- km
ASCATC158E62S
636 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
64
Gales from the WSW
(64 kph at 256).
- km
ASCATC157E62S
646 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
61
Near gales from the W
(61 kph at 264).
- km
ASCATC158E61S
658 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
67
Gales from the W
(67 kph at 260).
- km
ASCATB157E62S
671 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
66
Gales from the W
(66 kph at 262).
- km
ASCATC157E61S
673 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
68
Gales from the W
(68 kph at 262).
- km
ASCATB157E61S
682 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
65
Gales from the W
(65 kph at 264).
- km
ASCATC156E61S
687 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the W
(63 kph at 260).
- km
ASCATB156E61S
702 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
61
Near gales from the W
(61 kph at 264).
- 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.