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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Tue 27 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue night, min -14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Tue afternoon, severe gales from the SE by Wed afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sat afternoon, min -14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri night, gales from the E by Sat night).

Tue
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
500
250
200
400
1200
km/h
20
NE
70
E
75
ESE
80
ESE
80
SE
65
SSE
50
SSE
35
S
25
S
20
S
10
S
10
NW
15
NNW
30
ENE
60
ESE
50
SE
30
SSE
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
—
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
2
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-10
-7
-10
-11
-12
-12
-12
-13
-13
-13
-14
-13
-10
-11
-12
-11
-11
min °C
-12
-10
-11
-11
-12
-12
-12
-14
-13
-13
-14
-14
-12
-12
-12
-11
-11
 chill °C
-20
-24
-25
-26
-27
-26
-25
-25
-23
-22
-20
-21
-19
-24
-26
-23
-22
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-15-13-13-14-14-14-15-15-16-18-19-18-16-16-16-16-15-11-9-11-11-12-12-12-14-13-13-14-14-11-12-12-11-11
Sunrise
—
—
5:30
—
—
5:26
—
—
5:22
—
—
5:18
—
—
5:13
—
—
Sunset
—
10:08
—
—
10:13
—
—
10:16
—
—
10:21
—
—
10:24
—
—
10:29

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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue night, min -14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Tue afternoon, severe gales from the SE by Wed afternoon).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sat afternoon, min -14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri night, gales from the E 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
Jang Bogo Station
873 km S
29m alt.
3 hours ago
-15°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 260).
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
Dumont Durville
1019 km WSW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-12°C
Clouds dissolving.
46
Strong winds from the ESE
(46 kph at 120).
40 km
Mid: few
Williams Field
1241 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-16°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1250 km S
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-16°C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the NNE
(6 kph at 30).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: scattered
Macquarie Island
1392 km NW
6m alt.
3 hours ago
4°C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
1620 km NNE
16m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
-
48
Strong winds from the WNW
(48 kph at 300).
lightning
1681 km NW
0m alt.
1 hour ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
EnderbyIslandAws
1824 km N
40m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
-
69
Gales from the NW
(69 kph at 310).
ASCATB205E63S
1995 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 94).
- km
ASCATB204E62S
2046 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the ESE
(22 kph at 108).
- 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.