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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Wed 30 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Wed night, min -26°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed night, near gales from the W by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon afternoon, min -24°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat morning, gales from the W by Mon morning).

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
cloud
light snow
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
clear
cloudy
light snow
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
100
400
150
1850
km/h
25
WNW
40
WNW
45
WNW
15
SSW
50
WSW
50
W
50
W
20
W
30
W
35
WSW
5
WNW
30
NE
35
E
15
SSW
30
W
30
WNW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-21
-18
-13
-12
-24
-21
-17
-16
-15
-21
-16
-14
-16
-18
-15
-10
min °C
-22
-21
-15
-24
-26
-22
-20
-17
-17
-24
-19
-15
-18
-18
-17
-14
 chill °C
-34
-35
-28
-40
-44
-38
-35
-27
-29
-38
-24
-26
-28
-27
-29
-26
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Sunrise
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7:24
—
—
7:20
—
—
7:16
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—
7:11
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—
7:07
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—
Sunset
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—
8:30
—
—
8:35
—
—
8:37
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—
8:42
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8:45
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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 -12°C on Wed night, min -26°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed night, near gales from the W by Thu morning).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon afternoon, min -24°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat morning, gales from the W by Mon morning).

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
ASCATC149E62S
897 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the NW
(24 kph at 305).
- km
ASCATC148E62S
948 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the NW
(23 kph at 315).
- km
ASCATC148E61S
983 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the NW
(21 kph at 314).
- km
ASCATC147E62S
994 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the NW
(26 kph at 312).
- km
ASCATB146E62S
1006 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the NW
(24 kph at 305).
- km
Dumont Durville
1019 km WSW
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-22°C
-
17
Light winds from the ESE
(17 kph at 120).
ASCATC146E62S
1026 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 293).
- km
ASCATB144E63S
1036 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the NW
(44 kph at 313).
- km
ASCATC144E63S
1050 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NW
(35 kph at 307).
- km
ASCATC145E62S
1059 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 306).
- 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.