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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Wed 04 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri afternoon, min -11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, strong winds from the NE by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat afternoon, min -8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, gales from the W by Mon night).

Wed
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
350
km/h
15
N
30
S
25
W
40
W
30
NW
25
NNE
40
NNE
35
N
15
NE
10
SSE
25
SSW
10
S
15
WNW
20
WNW
40
W
45
WNW
60
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
4
4
—
—
1
1
5
5
2
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-3
-4
-9
-6
-5
-3
-2
-2
-3
-3
-4
-7
-6
-6
-4
-4
-5
min °C
-3
-11
-10
-7
-6
-4
-2
-3
-3
-3
-7
-7
-7
-8
-5
-4
-8
 chill °C
-8
-20
-18
-17
-14
-11
-10
-10
-8
-7
-14
-12
-13
-15
-14
-13
-20
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-10-13-11-10-8-6-6-7-7-9-11-12-11-9-10-10-3-8-10-7-6-4-2-3-3-3-6-7-7-7-5-4-7
Sunrise
—
—
4:56
—
—
4:52
—
—
4:48
—
—
4:43
—
—
4:39
—
—
Sunset
—
10:42
—
—
10:45
—
—
10:51
—
—
10:54
—
—
10:59
—
—
11:04

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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri afternoon, min -11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, strong winds from the NE by Fri morning).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat afternoon, min -8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, gales from the W by Mon 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
-12°C
-
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 10).
40 km
Mid: clear
Dumont Durville
1019 km WSW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-7°C
-
28
Moderate winds from the SE
(28 kph at 130).
35 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
1241 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-9°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1250 km S
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-12°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
1392 km NW
6m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
1620 km NNE
16m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
-
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 0).
EnderbyIslandAws
1824 km N
40m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
-
19
Light winds from the NNE
(19 kph at 20).
Vostok
2157 km S
3490m alt.
3 hours ago
-45°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
22
Moderate winds from the SW
(22 kph at 220).
20 km
Mid: clear
2190 km N
240m alt.
1 hour ago
-
39
Strong winds from the NNW
(39 kph at 340).
WilkinsRunwayEast
2216 km SW
755m alt.
3 hours ago
-10°C
-
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 310).

* 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.