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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Fri 02 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun night, min -23°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri night, gales from the WNW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue night, min -16°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Mon morning, light winds from the NNW by Wed night).

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
clear
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
350
100
550
km/h
35
W
50
W
40
W
20
NE
35
NNE
35
SW
35
SW
55
WNW
50
NW
60
W
60
W
35
W
10
NW
20
N
45
N
35
N
30
W
30
SSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
3
8
—
—
—
5
—
—
—
1
5
9
1
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-17
-17
-17
-12
-9
-18
-19
-11
-4
-6
-9
-12
-11
-4
-1
-3
-4
-7
min °C
-17
-18
-20
-14
-15
-23
-20
-16
-10
-7
-11
-16
-12
-8
-3
-3
-5
-9
 chill °C
-29
-32
-34
-23
-29
-39
-34
-30
-21
-18
-22
-27
-18
-15
-12
-11
-13
-15
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
250
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-17-17-15-12-14-23-22-15-10-11-13-12-10-5-5-7-7-7-17-18-19-13-12-21-20-14-7-7-10-14-12-6-2-3-5-8
Sunrise
7:16
—
—
7:11
—
—
7:07
—
—
7:03
—
—
7:00
—
—
6:56
—
—
Sunset
—
8:37
—
—
8:42
—
—
8:45
—
—
8:47
—
—
8:52
—
—
8:54
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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. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun night, min -23°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri night, gales from the WNW by Sun night).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue night, min -16°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Mon morning, light winds from the NNW by Wed 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
ASCATB188E64S
1182 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
75
Severe gales from the WSW
(75 kph at 237).
- km
ASCATB189E64S
1192 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
77
Severe gales from the WSW
(77 kph at 237).
- km
ASCATB190E65S
1236 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
81
Severe gales from the SW
(81 kph at 229).
- km
ASCATB190E64S
1236 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
79
Severe gales from the SW
(79 kph at 234).
- km
Williams Field
1241 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-16°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the N
(28 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
ASCATC190E65S
1247 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
81
Severe gales from the SW
(81 kph at 234).
- km
ASCATC190E64S
1258 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
81
Severe gales from the SW
(81 kph at 236).
- km
ASCATC191E65S
1269 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
81
Severe gales from the SW
(81 kph at 231).
- km
ASCATB189E63S
1274 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
80
Severe gales from the WSW
(80 kph at 240).
- km
ASCATB191E64S
1276 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
81
Severe gales from the SW
(81 kph at 234).
- 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.