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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Thu 15 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Wed night, min -20°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun afternoon, min -16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Mon afternoon).

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
200
50
300
50
50
50
km/h
30
W
25
WSW
40
W
30
W
5
WSW
25
E
25
ESE
10
ESE
0
ESE
25
ENE
30
ENE
10
NE
20
SE
25
S
40
SW
40
WSW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
4
2
2
4
1
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-13
-19
-18
-19
-19
-18
-15
-15
-15
-11
-7
-6
-8
-14
-14
-14
min °C
-20
-20
-18
-20
-20
-19
-17
-16
-15
-14
-10
-7
-13
-14
-14
-16
 chill °C
-33
-32
-31
-32
-26
-30
-30
-20
-15
-23
-20
-10
-21
-24
-26
-29
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
6:24
—
—
6:18
—
—
6:15
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:07
—
—
Sunset
—
—
9:23
—
—
9:27
—
—
9:30
—
—
9:35
—
—
9:37
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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Wed night, min -20°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat afternoon).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun afternoon, min -16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Mon afternoon).

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
ASCATC167E63S
504 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 326).
- km
ASCATC168E63S
525 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
13
Light winds from the NNW
(13 kph at 330).
- km
ASCATC172E64S
540 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the NW
(46 kph at 311).
- km
ASCATC169E63S
555 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NW
(27 kph at 323).
- km
ASCATC170E63S
560 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the NW
(28 kph at 325).
- km
ASCATC165E62S
592 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the WNW
(37 kph at 286).
- km
ASCATC171E63S
593 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 324).
- km
ASCATC166E62S
597 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the WNW
(36 kph at 288).
- km
ASCATC167E62S
610 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the NW
(41 kph at 306).
- km
ASCATC174E64S
616 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the NW
(44 kph at 308).
- 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.