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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Wed 30 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed night, min -26°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Wed night, near gales from the W by Thu morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun night, min -20°C on Sat night). Mainly gales.

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
cloud
light snow
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
mod snow
mod snow
cloud
cloud
clear
snow showers
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloudy
light snow
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
mod. snow
mod. snow
cloudy
cloudy
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
50
50
50
150
0
km/h
40
WNW
45
WNW
30
SSW
50
WSW
55
W
40
W
25
W
45
W
50
W
25
NNE
35
NW
35
W
35
S
30
WSW
35
NW
60
W
40
W
30
W
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Snowflake cm
—
—
4
—
—
—
—
—
—
6
6
—
—
—
5
1
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-18
-12
-11
-24
-20
-17
-16
-16
-16
-10
-7
-17
-18
-16
-4
-4
-10
-13
min °C
-21
-14
-25
-26
-21
-20
-16
-17
-20
-12
-11
-20
-20
-17
-15
-8
-12
-15
 chill °C
-36
-26
-41
-44
-37
-34
-27
-31
-35
-21
-24
-33
-33
-28
-27
-20
-22
-26
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Sunrise
7:24
—
—
7:20
—
—
7:16
—
—
7:11
—
—
7:07
—
—
7:03
—
—
Sunset
—
8:30
—
—
8:35
—
—
8:37
—
—
8:42
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—
8:45
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—
8:47
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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed night, min -26°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Wed night, near gales from the W by Thu morning).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun night, min -20°C on Sat night). Mainly gales.

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
Dumont Durville
1019 km WSW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-21°C
-
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 320).
40 km
Mid: scattered
Williams Field
1241 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-24°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1250 km S
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-27°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
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.
1 hour ago
8°C
-
43
Strong winds from the NNW
(43 kph at 330).
EnderbyIslandAws
1824 km N
40m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
-
65
Gales from the NNW
(65 kph at 330).
2190 km N
240m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
-
81
Severe gales from the NNW
(81 kph at 330).
Sails Ashore Lodge
2234 km N
25m alt.
53 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 270).
Stewart Island
2235 km N
24m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 270).
2251 km N
52m alt.
33 minutes ago
No weather report.
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 270).

* 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.