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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 pm Sat 12 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon afternoon, min -23°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat night, near gales from the WNW by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue afternoon, min -19°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Sat
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
mod snow
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
km/h
25
WNW
15
WNW
25
W
30
WNW
30
W
35
NE
20
NNW
55
WNW
60
WNW
50
W
30
W
10
W
20
WSW
10
NNE
30
ESE
25
SSE
25
SSE
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Snowflake cm
7
2
1
 mm
max °C
-21
-20
-20
-18
-12
-5
-3
-3
-13
-13
-14
-17
-17
-16
-16
-16
-17
min °C
-21
-23
-21
-18
-17
-8
-3
-13
-14
-13
-16
-17
-18
-18
-16
-17
-19
 chill °C
-33
-33
-33
-30
-30
-18
-9
-27
-28
-26
-23
-24
-26
-18
-27
-27
-28
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-26-23-21-19-13-8-6-10-14-16-17-21-21-19-19-20-21-21-22-21-18-15-7-3-8-14-13-15-17-18-17-16-17-18
Sunrise
7:33
7:28
7:24
7:20
7:16
Sunset
6:30
6:34
6:37
6:39
6:44
6:46

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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 morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon afternoon, min -23°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat night, near gales from the WNW by Mon night).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue afternoon, min -19°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Tue afternoon, calm 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
Williams Field
1241 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-21°C
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the SE
(20 kph at 130).
10.0 km
Low: few
1392 km NW
6m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the SW
(31 kph at 230).
1620 km NNE
16m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
-
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 260).
EnderbyIslandAws
1824 km N
40m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
-
54
Near gales from the WSW
(54 kph at 250).
hy2c206E63S
2024 km E
15m alt.
4 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the N
(44 kph at 2).
- km
hy2c206E62S
2053 km E
15m alt.
4 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the N
(44 kph at 2).
- km
hy2c206E61S
2112 km E
15m alt.
4 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the N
(44 kph at 5).
- km
hy2c207E61S
2150 km E
15m alt.
4 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the N
(46 kph at 2).
- km
hy2c206E60S
2178 km E
15m alt.
4 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the N
(39 kph at 5).
- km
hy2c207E60S
2213 km E
15m alt.
4 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the N
(39 kph at 2).
- 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.