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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Sun 01 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue night, min -15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the E on Sun morning, calm by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed morning, min -10°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Thu night, gales from the NNE by Fri night).

Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
50
100
100
150
150
50
100
km/h
55
E
50
ESE
25
S
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
NNW
25
W
35
W
25
WNW
25
NNW
40
NW
20
WNW
30
SW
30
W
25
WNW
25
NW
35
NNE
50
N
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
2
—
—
—
1
—
—
2
4
1
2
—
—
—
—
1
10
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-12
-13
-12
-12
-11
-11
-13
-13
-8
-2
-2
-3
-10
-9
-7
-5
-4
-2
min °C
-12
-13
-15
-13
-12
-12
-14
-13
-13
-5
-3
-9
-10
-10
-9
-6
-4
-3
 chill °C
-25
-26
-23
-18
-16
-12
-24
-24
-24
-12
-11
-18
-20
-20
-17
-14
-12
-13
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:13
—
—
5:09
—
—
5:05
—
—
5:01
—
—
4:56
—
—
4:52
—
—
Sunset
—
—
10:29
—
—
10:32
—
—
10:37
—
—
10:42
—
—
10:45
—
—
10:51

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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue night, min -15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the E on Sun morning, calm by Mon night).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed morning, min -10°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Thu night, gales from the NNE by Fri 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
-14°C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: scattered
Dumont Durville
1019 km WSW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-10°C
-
28
Moderate winds from the SE
(28 kph at 130).
50 km
Mid: scattered
Williams Field
1241 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-14°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (24 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
ASCATC135E64S
1352 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the ESE
(39 kph at 113).
- km
ASCATC135E63S
1381 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the ESE
(38 kph at 119).
- km
1392 km NW
6m alt.
3 hours ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (31 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC136E63S
1393 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the ESE
(45 kph at 115).
- km
ASCATC136E62S
1398 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the ESE
(44 kph at 112).
- km
ASCATC134E64S
1399 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the ESE
(35 kph at 116).
- km
ASCATC133E64S
1415 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the ESE
(36 kph at 118).
- 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.