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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Fri 09 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun afternoon, min -11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sat morning, calm by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon afternoon, min -17°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Mon night, calm by Wed morning).

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
1450
km/h
35
WNW
40
WNW
30
WNW
55
W
60
WSW
15
W
40
ENE
45
NE
25
NW
20
NW
40
NW
40
ESE
30
SE
30
ESE
25
ESE
5
ESE
20
WNW
30
WNW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
8
5
3
1
5
1
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-8
-7
-8
-9
-8
-8
-6
-3
-3
-7
-6
-7
-12
-14
-15
-15
-14
-15
min °C
-9
-8
-10
-9
-9
-11
-7
-3
-5
-8
-7
-11
-13
-15
-17
-16
-14
-16
 chill °C
-19
-17
-20
-21
-20
-18
-17
-12
-12
-18
-14
-22
-23
-26
-25
-16
-23
-27
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-13-13-11-7-5-5-4-7-11-10-12-15-18-18-17-18-20-9-8-9-9-9-10-7-3-4-8-7-9-13-15-16-16-14-16
Sunrise
6:48
—
—
6:43
—
—
6:39
—
—
6:35
—
—
6:31
—
—
6:28
—
—
Sunset
—
9:01
—
—
9:06
—
—
9:08
—
—
9:13
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—
9:15
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—
9:20
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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun afternoon, min -11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sat morning, calm by Sat night).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon afternoon, min -17°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Mon night, calm by Wed morning).

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
SANTA FECITOLA
668 km S
205m alt.
44 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (4 kph from 87 degs) was rejected.
Williams Field
1237 km S
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-14°C
light snow
Light snow.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1246 km S
10m alt.
2 hours ago
light snow
Light snow.
0
Calm.(Wind varies from 008 to 011 degs)
(0 kph at 0).
3.2 km
Mid: few
High: broken
SHIP13331
1376 km NW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
7°C
1389 km NW
6m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
ASCATB198E65S
1589 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the S
(30 kph at 174).
- km
ASCATB199E65S
1594 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the SSE
(29 kph at 164).
- km
1620 km NNE
16m alt.
44 minutes ago
7°C
-
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 300).
ASCATB199E64S
1631 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the SSW
(33 kph at 211).
- km
ASCATB200E65S
1634 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the SSE
(29 kph at 148).
- 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.