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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Mon 19 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed afternoon, min -19°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Mon morning, light winds from the NNW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu night, min -12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
snow showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
200
100
50
km/h
45
W
35
W
25
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
20
NE
20
NE
5
S
5
S
5
W
25
WNW
15
NW
0
SW
5
NE
15
E
15
E
20
ENE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
5
1
—
—
2
—
—
—
—
1
3
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-19
-17
-17
-14
-13
-13
-8
-7
-7
-8
-7
-6
-8
-7
-8
-9
-9
-9
min °C
-19
-18
-19
-16
-13
-15
-10
-7
-9
-9
-8
-8
-8
-7
-10
-9
-9
-12
 chill °C
-33
-31
-30
-22
-19
-20
-18
-14
-13
-12
-12
-15
-14
-7
-16
-16
-16
-18
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-25-23-20-16-16-13-10-10-11-12-11-11-12-12-13-14-14-14-19-18-18-15-13-14-9-7-8-9-8-7-8-7-9-9-9-11
Sunrise
6:07
—
—
6:03
—
—
5:58
—
—
5:54
—
—
5:50
—
—
5:47
—
—
Sunset
—
9:37
—
—
9:42
—
—
9:45
—
—
9:50
—
—
9:52
—
—
9:57
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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 Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed afternoon, min -19°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Mon morning, light winds from the NNW by Tue night).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu night, min -12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

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
ASCATB164E62S
510 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
62
Gales from the W
(62 kph at 274).
- km
ASCATB165E62S
510 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
62
Gales from the W
(62 kph at 276).
- km
ASCATB163E62S
515 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the W
(58 kph at 275).
- km
ASCATB166E62S
526 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the W
(59 kph at 263).
- km
ASCATB162E62S
532 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the WNW
(59 kph at 286).
- km
ASCATB159E62S
540 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the NNW
(58 kph at 329).
- km
ASCATB161E62S
548 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the WNW
(52 kph at 290).
- km
ASCATB160E62S
557 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WNW
(50 kph at 298).
- km
ASCATB158E62S
570 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NW
(51 kph at 312).
- km
ASCATB156E63S
576 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NNW
(51 kph at 330).
- 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.