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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Sat 14 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat night, min -15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SW by Mon afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu afternoon, min -14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
clear
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
50
150
200
50
200
350
200
0
km/h
20
N
30
NE
45
ENE
20
E
25
ESE
45
ESE
35
SE
20
SSE
5
SW
15
N
25
NE
25
NE
5
NE
5
NNW
20
W
25
WNW
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
—
—
2
4
2
2
1
—
—
—
—
—
1
1
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-11
-9
-8
-7
-9
-10
-12
-14
-12
-13
-10
-9
-10
-9
-9
-9
min °C
-12
-10
-8
-9
-9
-11
-15
-14
-13
-14
-11
-9
-11
-10
-9
-10
 chill °C
-20
-20
-19
-17
-17
-23
-25
-23
-17
-21
-20
-17
-15
-10
-17
-18
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Sunrise
—
4:18
—
—
4:13
—
—
4:09
—
—
4:05
—
—
4:01
—
—
Sunset
—
—
—
11:27
—
—
11:31
—
—
11:37
—
—
11:42
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11:46

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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 well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat night, min -15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SW by Mon afternoon).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu afternoon, min -14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

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
SHIP241
997 km WSW
-m alt.
52 minutes ago
-1°C
-
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 310).
Williams Field
1241 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-14°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1250 km S
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-14°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the SE
(20 kph at 130).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
ASCATC135E64S
1372 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the SSE
(52 kph at 148).
- km
1392 km NW
6m alt.
57 minutes ago
4°C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
ASCATC134E64S
1411 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the SSE
(49 kph at 150).
- km
ASCATC134E63S
1442 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the SSE
(47 kph at 160).
- km
ASCATC133E64S
1466 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the SSE
(42 kph at 154).
- km
ASCATC133E63S
1512 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the S
(47 kph at 172).
- km
ASCATC132E64S
1515 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the SSE
(37 kph at 162).
- 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.