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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Fri 02 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun night, min -21°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri night, gales from the W by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue night, min -14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the NNW by Tue night).

Fri
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
clear
clear
light snow
snow showers
cloud
snow showers
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
clear
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
snow shwrs
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
550
50
km/h
50
W
40
W
25
NNE
40
N
45
SW
25
SW
50
W
35
NW
40
W
35
W
20
W
25
ENE
35
N
45
NNW
40
N
15
SSW
30
WSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
3
7
2
—
—
3
1
—
1
6
7
3
—
2
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-18
-16
-11
-9
-18
-19
-12
-5
-7
-7
-9
-7
-2
-1
-7
-8
-11
min °C
-18
-20
-14
-16
-20
-21
-16
-10
-8
-7
-11
-9
-3
-7
-9
-8
-14
 chill °C
-33
-35
-24
-31
-35
-33
-30
-22
-18
-16
-17
-17
-11
-16
-14
-14
-22
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-18-15-12-15-21-21-15-10-10-10-9-7-5-9-13-12-11-18-18-13-13-19-20-14-8-8-7-10-8-3-4-8-8-13
Sunrise
—
—
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 -5°C on Sun night, min -21°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri night, gales from the W by Sun afternoon).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue night, min -14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the NNW 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
Jang Bogo Station
873 km S
29m alt.
3 hours ago
-22°C
-
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 320).
40 km
Mid: clear
Dumont Durville
1019 km WSW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-22°C
-
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 100).
35 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
1241 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-21°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
1392 km NW
6m alt.
3 hours ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (31 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
1620 km NNE
16m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
-
50
Strong winds from the W
(50 kph at 260).
EnderbyIslandAws
1824 km N
40m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
-
41
Strong winds from the W
(41 kph at 260).
2190 km N
240m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
-
44
Strong winds from the W
(44 kph at 260).
Sails Ashore Lodge
2234 km N
25m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 270).
Stewart Island
2235 km N
24m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 270).
2251 km N
52m alt.
53 minutes ago
No weather report.
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 270).

* 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.