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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat afternoon, min -26°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue afternoon, min -20°C on Sun morning). Mainly near gales.

Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
clear
light snow
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
600
100
450
km/h
50
WSW
55
W
40
W
35
W
45
W
30
WSW
20
NE
40
NNE
25
W
35
S
30
W
30
NNW
25
W
35
W
35
W
30
NNE
55
NW
60
NNW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
2
9
1
—
—
4
1
—
—
3
4
7
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-23
-18
-17
-18
-19
-18
-14
-12
-17
-19
-16
-7
-8
-6
-10
-5
0
-1
min °C
-26
-19
-18
-18
-20
-23
-16
-13
-20
-20
-18
-13
-8
-9
-13
-9
-1
-3
 chill °C
-43
-35
-32
-30
-35
-38
-26
-23
-31
-33
-30
-24
-16
-20
-24
-18
-10
-12
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
300
150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:20
—
—
7:16
—
—
7:11
—
—
7:07
—
—
7:03
—
—
7:00
—
—
Sunset
—
8:35
—
—
8:37
—
—
8:42
—
—
8:45
—
—
8:47
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—
8:52
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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat afternoon, min -26°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NW by Fri night).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue afternoon, min -20°C on Sun morning). Mainly near gales.

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
Dumont Durville
1019 km WSW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-20°C
-
6
Light winds from the ESE
(6 kph at 110).
50 km
Mid: few
Williams Field
1241 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-19°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
Wind obs. (74 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
1.9 km
Mid: broken
High: overcast
1392 km NW
6m alt.
3 hours ago
4°C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
1620 km NNE
16m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
-
24
Moderate winds from the WNW
(24 kph at 290).
EnderbyIslandAws
1824 km N
40m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
-
39
Strong winds from the NNW
(39 kph at 330).
2190 km N
240m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
-
89
Stormy winds from the NNW
(89 kph at 330).
Sails Ashore Lodge
2234 km N
25m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
moderate rain
Dry
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 0).
Stewart Island
2235 km N
24m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 315).
2251 km N
52m alt.
58 minutes ago
No weather report.
41
Strong winds from the NW
(41 kph at 315).
2275 km N
13m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 0).

* 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.