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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Sun 25 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon afternoon, min -15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Tue night, min -16°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the ESE on Wed morning, calm by Thu afternoon).

Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
light snow
cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
100
200
150
450
50
km/h
5
SE
10
N
25
W
35
NW
40
WNW
45
NNW
30
N
20
NW
10
NE
45
E
80
ESE
75
ESE
45
SE
25
SSE
5
SW
20
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
1
1
—
1
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-12
-11
-12
-10
-10
-8
-9
-14
-11
-9
-11
-11
-14
-15
-14
-14
min °C
-13
-12
-12
-13
-12
-9
-15
-15
-13
-10
-11
-12
-16
-16
-15
-15
 chill °C
-18
-18
-21
-26
-23
-17
-25
-24
-18
-19
-25
-26
-28
-26
-19
-24
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
—
5:43
—
—
5:39
—
—
5:35
—
—
5:30
—
—
5:26
—
—
Sunset
—
—
—
10:00
—
—
10:05
—
—
10:08
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—
10:13
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10:16

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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 Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon afternoon, min -15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Tue night, min -16°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the ESE on Wed morning, calm by Thu 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
ASCATC155E63S
612 km WNW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the WSW
(24 kph at 241).
- km
ASCATC154E63S
663 km WNW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the WSW
(26 kph at 254).
- km
ASCATC153E63S
690 km WNW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the WSW
(28 kph at 249).
- km
ASCATC154E62S
699 km WNW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the WSW
(26 kph at 249).
- km
ASCATC152E63S
718 km WNW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the WSW
(28 kph at 253).
- km
ASCATC151E63S
762 km W
15m alt.
4 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the WSW
(26 kph at 256).
- km
ASCATC153E62S
775 km WNW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the WSW
(25 kph at 251).
- km
ASCATC150E63S
794 km W
15m alt.
4 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the WSW
(23 kph at 257).
- km
ASCATC152E62S
813 km WNW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the WSW
(27 kph at 256).
- km
ASCATC151E62S
841 km WNW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the WSW
(24 kph at 255).
- 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.