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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Sun 11 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun afternoon, min -17°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sun night, gales from the ESE by Mon afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed morning, min -22°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu morning, light winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
100
200
300
50
100
100
100
km/h
35
E
45
ENE
10
E
45
ESE
60
ESE
65
SE
40
SSE
55
W
55
W
35
WNW
30
W
25
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
10
WSW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
13
6
2
1
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-8
-6
-6
-11
-13
-15
-14
-13
-12
-11
-11
-13
-20
-19
-19
-18
-18
-19
min °C
-8
-6
-9
-12
-14
-17
-14
-13
-12
-12
-11
-20
-21
-20
-21
-18
-18
-22
 chill °C
-18
-16
-18
-24
-29
-32
-26
-26
-25
-23
-21
-33
-35
-33
-34
-30
-30
-29
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:39
—
—
6:35
—
—
6:31
—
—
6:28
—
—
6:24
—
—
6:18
—
—
Sunset
—
9:08
—
—
9:13
—
—
9:15
—
—
9:20
—
—
9:23
—
—
9:27
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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun afternoon, min -17°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sun night, gales from the ESE by Mon afternoon).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed morning, min -22°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu morning, light winds from the WSW by Fri 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
ASCATB166E62S
527 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the N
(44 kph at 10).
- km
ASCATB165E62S
528 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the NNE
(44 kph at 12).
- km
ASCATB167E62S
540 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the N
(42 kph at 8).
- km
ASCATC167E62S
543 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the N
(41 kph at 8).
- km
ASCATB168E62S
545 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the N
(42 kph at 6).
- km
ASCATC166E62S
546 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the N
(42 kph at 9).
- km
ASCATC168E62S
551 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the N
(41 kph at 9).
- km
ASCATC169E62S
567 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the N
(40 kph at 10).
- km
ASCATC170E63S
569 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the N
(43 kph at 10).
- km
ASCATB169E62S
570 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the N
(41 kph at 6).
- 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.