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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Tue 20 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed afternoon, min -17°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Wed night, calm by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat morning, min -12°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Fri morning, fresh winds from the E by Sat morning).

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
0
450
150
km/h
15
WSW
15
W
15
NW
30
NNE
35
WNW
35
W
20
S
20
S
5
SSW
5
NE
5
E
10
ENE
20
E
25
E
20
SE
25
ESE
15
ESE
5
NE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
4
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
4
2
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-15
-13
-10
-5
-3
-4
-9
-10
-12
-11
-9
-9
-6
-6
-8
-10
-11
-12
min °C
-17
-13
-14
-7
-4
-9
-10
-10
-14
-12
-10
-10
-8
-6
-10
-10
-11
-12
 chill °C
-25
-21
-22
-16
-13
-16
-18
-18
-14
-16
-14
-14
-16
-14
-18
-19
-18
-16
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-17-16-13-8-9-10-12-13-14-14-13-12-11-11-13-15-17-17-16-13-12-6-4-7-10-10-13-12-10-10-7-6-9-10-11-12
Sunrise
6:03
—
—
5:58
—
—
5:54
—
—
5:50
—
—
5:47
—
—
5:43
—
—
Sunset
—
9:42
—
—
9:45
—
—
9:50
—
—
9:52
—
—
9:57
—
—
—
10:00

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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed afternoon, min -17°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Wed night, calm by Thu night).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat morning, min -12°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Fri morning, fresh winds from the E by Sat 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
ASCATC148E63S
786 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the ENE
(19 kph at 59).
- km
ASCATC149E63S
810 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
14
Light winds from the NNW
(14 kph at 330).
- km
ASCATC149E62S
851 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the NW
(24 kph at 309).
- km
ASCATC147E63S
868 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the NNE
(26 kph at 17).
- km
ASCATC148E62S
885 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 317).
- km
hy2c147E63S
888 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
19
Light winds from the NNW
(19 kph at 332).
- km
hy2c148E62S
889 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the NW
(25 kph at 320).
- km
ASCATC146E63S
896 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 280).
- km
hy2c147E62S
917 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the NNW
(23 kph at 328).
- km
hy2c146E63S
923 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the NNW
(21 kph at 342).
- 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.