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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Sun 27 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Mon afternoon, min -24°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the NW by Tue morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Thu night, min -26°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly near gales.

Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
snow showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
light snow
cloud
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
light snow
cloudy
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
0
400
200
50
1050
350
350
km/h
5
SSW
10
SW
20
SE
20
SSE
30
ESE
15
N
40
NW
25
NW
10
W
15
NNW
25
WNW
35
WSW
50
W
55
W
5
NW
25
SSW
40
WSW
40
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-21
-23
-23
-21
-19
-19
-20
-21
-22
-20
-19
-22
-19
-16
-14
-19
-25
-21
min °C
-22
-23
-24
-24
-20
-20
-20
-21
-23
-21
-20
-25
-21
-17
-15
-22
-26
-26
 chill °C
-30
-32
-36
-35
-33
-29
-34
-33
-32
-30
-32
-41
-37
-32
-25
-36
-43
-42
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-24-26-27-27-26-26-25-26-26-25-23-26-22-18-15-21-26-23-22-23-24-23-20-20-20-21-23-21-20-24-20-17-15-21-26-24
Sunrise
8:35
—
—
7:31
—
—
7:28
—
—
7:24
—
—
7:20
—
—
7:16
—
—
Sunset
—
9:21
—
—
8:24
—
—
8:28
—
—
8:30
—
—
8:35
—
—
8:37
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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Mon afternoon, min -24°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the NW by Tue morning).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Thu night, min -26°C on Fri afternoon). 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
ASCATB168E62S
545 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the W
(58 kph at 272).
- km
ASCATB169E62S
565 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the W
(57 kph at 270).
- km
ASCATB170E62S
577 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the W
(55 kph at 278).
- km
ASCATB170E63S
578 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
60
Near gales from the W
(60 kph at 272).
- km
ASCATB171E63S
587 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
62
Gales from the W
(62 kph at 269).
- km
ASCATB171E62S
594 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
63
Gales from the W
(63 kph at 266).
- km
ASCATB172E63S
608 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
60
Near gales from the NW
(60 kph at 323).
- km
ASCATB172E62S
630 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
60
Near gales from the NNW
(60 kph at 330).
- km
ASCATB173E63S
633 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
62
Gales from the NNW
(62 kph at 337).
- km
ASCATB168E61S
643 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
70
Gales from the W
(70 kph at 265).
- 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.