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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 11 pm Mon 21 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Thu afternoon, min -23°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Tue night, severe gales from the WSW by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu night, min -26°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Fri morning, calm by Sat afternoon).

Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
0
5650
150
km/h
50
SSW
25
WSW
25
WNW
10
NW
15
SSW
35
WSW
60
W
80
WSW
65
WSW
45
WNW
65
WNW
80
NW
80
W
20
W
5
E
30
E
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
3
2
3
 mm
max °C
-15
-17
-21
-21
-22
-23
-18
-15
-13
-3
-3
-4
-14
-25
-24
-22
min °C
-18
-18
-22
-23
-23
-23
-21
-17
-14
-11
-3
-5
-24
-26
-26
-23
 chill °C
-33
-30
-35
-34
-35
-38
-37
-34
-29
-23
-13
-15
-39
-34
-26
-32
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:58
6:54
6:50
6:46
6:41
Sunset
7:02
7:07
7:09
7:13
7:15

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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Thu afternoon, min -23°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Tue night, severe gales from the WSW by Thu morning).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu night, min -26°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Fri morning, calm by Sat afternoon).

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
ASCATC155E61S
820 km WNW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the W
(43 kph at 259).
- km
ASCATC154E61S
845 km WNW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WSW
(40 kph at 259).
- km
ASCATC150E62S
863 km WNW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WNW
(49 kph at 294).
- km
ASCATB153E61S
863 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the WNW
(36 kph at 288).
- km
ASCATC169E60S
864 km NNE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
63
Gales from the W
(63 kph at 280).
- km
ASCATC170E60S
872 km NNE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
66
Gales from the WNW
(66 kph at 284).
- km
ASCATC153E61S
873 km WNW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the WSW
(38 kph at 253).
- km
ASCATB150E62S
888 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
70
Gales from the WSW
(70 kph at 253).
- km
ASCATC171E60S
892 km NNE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
67
Gales from the WNW
(67 kph at 283).
- km
ASCATB152E61S
900 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the W
(44 kph at 279).
- 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.