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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Thu 08 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu afternoon, min -11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Thu afternoon, light winds from the E by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun night, min -13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ENE on Sun morning, calm by Mon night).

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
50
50
250
50
km/h
30
W
50
W
35
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
50
W
50
W
15
WSW
50
ENE
40
NE
15
N
25
WNW
15
NW
5
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ENE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
1
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
5
12
7
2
3
4
1
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-7
-6
-6
-8
-7
-8
-8
-8
-8
-5
-4
-3
-6
-5
-7
-12
-11
-12
min °C
-9
-7
-9
-9
-7
-10
-9
-8
-11
-7
-4
-5
-6
-6
-11
-12
-12
-13
 chill °C
-18
-18
-18
-18
-16
-21
-20
-19
-17
-18
-13
-9
-14
-8
-19
-20
-20
-19
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-12-12-13-12-12-10-8-6-5-6-7-10-10-11-14-14-13-8-7-8-9-7-9-9-8-10-6-4-4-6-6-9-12-12-13
Sunrise
6:52
—
—
6:48
—
—
6:43
—
—
6:39
—
—
6:35
—
—
6:31
—
—
Sunset
—
8:59
—
—
9:01
—
—
9:06
—
—
9:08
—
—
9:13
—
—
9:15
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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu afternoon, min -11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Thu afternoon, light winds from the E by Sat night).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun night, min -13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ENE on Sun morning, calm by Mon 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
SANTA FECITOLA
668 km S
205m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (4 kph from 87 degs) was rejected.
Jang Bogo Station
871 km S
29m alt.
1 hour ago
-12°C
moderate snow
Snow
4
Calm
(4 kph at 40).
35 km
Mid: overcast
Dumont Durville
1015 km WSW
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-9°C
-
35
Fresh winds from the E
(35 kph at 90).
Williams Field
1237 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-12°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
15
Light winds from the NE.(Wind varies from 010 to 014 degs)
(15 kph at 50).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
1389 km NW
6m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
SHIP6793
1440 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP3362
1440 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP7586
1452 km N
15m alt.
4 hours ago
- km
SHIP7949
1465 km N
15m alt.
5 hours ago
- km
ASCATB198E65S
1571 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the W
(53 kph at 273).
- 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.