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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Thu 22 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu morning, min -13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sun night, min -17°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, severe gales from the ESE by Tue night).

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
50
100
250
km/h
20
SW
15
WSW
5
NNW
10
ENE
15
ESE
20
SE
20
ESE
25
SE
15
SE
5
WNW
25
WNW
45
NW
30
WNW
35
WNW
20
WSW
10
SW
15
E
65
E
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
—
—
—
—
—
3
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-7
-7
-10
-11
-10
-11
-10
-10
-11
-12
-12
-10
-13
-16
-16
-15
-13
-10
min °C
-7
-8
-12
-11
-11
-11
-11
-11
-13
-12
-13
-13
-16
-16
-17
-16
-14
-12
 chill °C
-14
-12
-18
-16
-18
-18
-19
-20
-17
-15
-23
-23
-28
-28
-26
-23
-22
-24
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:54
—
—
5:50
—
—
5:47
—
—
5:43
—
—
5:39
—
—
5:35
—
—
Sunset
—
9:50
—
—
9:52
—
—
9:57
—
—
—
10:00
—
—
10:05
—
—
10:08

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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu morning, min -13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sun night, min -17°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, severe gales from the ESE by Tue 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
Williams Field
1241 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-10°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1250 km S
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-9°C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
50
Strong winds from the SW
(50 kph at 220).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
ASCATC134E64S
1417 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the NNW
(18 kph at 344).
- km
ASCATC134E63S
1427 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
16
Light winds from the NNW
(16 kph at 335).
- km
ASCATC133E64S
1443 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the NNW
(19 kph at 332).
- km
ASCATC133E63S
1473 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
16
Light winds from the NNW
(16 kph at 346).
- km
ASCATC132E64S
1478 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the NNW
(22 kph at 342).
- km
ASCATC134E62S
1483 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 94).
- km
ASCATC132E63S
1514 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the NW
(17 kph at 323).
- km
ASCATC133E62S
1528 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
14
Light winds from the E
(14 kph at 83).
- 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.