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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Thu 08 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun morning, min -10°C on Fri night). Mainly near gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun night, min -14°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Thu
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
100
100
1150
km/h
45
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
50
W
60
W
20
W
40
ENE
50
NE
35
NW
55
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
5
E
10
ESE
10
E
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
8
5
—
—
3
2
1
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-6
-6
-8
-8
-8
-9
-9
-8
-5
-3
-2
-6
-5
-7
-9
-10
-12
min °C
-7
-8
-9
-8
-10
-9
-9
-10
-8
-3
-5
-6
-6
-9
-10
-11
-14
 chill °C
-17
-17
-18
-18
-21
-20
-21
-20
-18
-12
-16
-17
-14
-9
-14
-17
-19
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
—
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 below freezing (max -5°C on Sun morning, min -10°C on Fri night). Mainly near gales.

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun night, min -14°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Sun night, 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
Jang Bogo Station
873 km S
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-12°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 120).
35 km
Mid: overcast
Dumont Durville
1019 km WSW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-7°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
28
Moderate winds from the E
(28 kph at 90).
0.8 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
1241 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-19°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
19
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Macquarie Island
1392 km NW
6m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
1620 km NNE
16m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
-
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 280).
EnderbyIslandAws
1824 km N
40m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
-
13
Light winds from the NNW
(13 kph at 340).
2190 km N
240m alt.
2 hours ago
-
22
Moderate winds from the ESE
(22 kph at 110).
Sails Ashore Lodge
2234 km N
25m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
Stewart Island
2235 km N
24m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 45).
2251 km N
52m alt.
33 minutes ago
No weather report.
19
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 90).

* 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.