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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 11 am Mon 14 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon afternoon, min -19°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat night, min -22°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the E by Sat night).

Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
100
km/h
15
NNW
30
WNW
20
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
5
NNW
30
NE
25
NW
25
NW
10
ESE
20
SW
35
SW
25
SW
5
WSW
25
N
25
NE
25
NE
50
E
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
3
2
2
1
4
 mm
max °C
-6
-5
-8
-11
-11
-11
-10
-12
-15
-15
-16
-20
-20
-18
-15
-14
-9
-6
min °C
-8
-6
-11
-12
-12
-13
-10
-17
-19
-15
-19
-22
-21
-19
-17
-14
-12
-10
 chill °C
-14
-14
-19
-22
-20
-18
-19
-27
-30
-22
-29
-35
-33
-24
-27
-24
-22
-21
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-9-10-12-13-13-13-17-19-18-20-23-23-22-20-18-15-11-7-6-10-12-12-12-10-15-17-15-18-21-21-19-16-14-11-8
Sunrise
7:28
7:24
7:20
7:16
7:13
7:09
Sunset
6:37
6:39
6:44
6:46
6:50
6:53

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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 Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon afternoon, min -19°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat night, min -22°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the E by Sat 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
ASCATC162E62S
561 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NNW
(39 kph at 346).
- km
ASCATC163E62S
566 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NNW
(39 kph at 335).
- km
ASCATB159E62S
593 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the WNW
(31 kph at 293).
- km
ASCATC163E61S
594 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NNW
(40 kph at 331).
- km
ASCATC159E62S
596 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 316).
- km
ASCATC162E61S
600 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NNW
(37 kph at 329).
- km
ASCATC161E62S
603 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NW
(37 kph at 321).
- km
ASCATB160E62S
606 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NNW
(36 kph at 345).
- km
ASCATC160E62S
610 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 324).
- km
ASCATB158E62S
617 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the WNW
(29 kph at 282).
- 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.