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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Sat 14 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat night, min -15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ENE on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri morning, min -13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
100
100
200
100
100
100
km/h
50
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
40
ESE
25
SE
15
SSE
5
W
15
N
15
NE
20
E
10
ENE
10
S
20
WSW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
10
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
3
6
2
2
—
—
—
—
—
2
5
2
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-8
-7
-9
-11
-12
-14
-12
-12
-10
-8
-8
-9
-10
-11
-10
-9
-9
min °C
-8
-8
-9
-12
-15
-14
-13
-13
-11
-9
-9
-10
-10
-13
-11
-10
-12
 chill °C
-19
-15
-17
-23
-24
-21
-16
-21
-18
-16
-13
-17
-17
-20
-17
-16
-12
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
—
4:13
—
—
4:09
—
—
4:05
—
—
4:01
—
—
3:56
—
—
Sunset
—
11:27
—
—
11:31
—
—
11:37
—
—
11:42
—
—
11:46
—
—
11:52

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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat night, min -15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ENE on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon afternoon).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri morning, min -13°C on Wed 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
SANTA FECITOLA
668 km S
205m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (4 kph from 321 degs) was rejected.
Jang Bogo Station
871 km S
29m alt.
3 hours ago
-7°C
-
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 260).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
SHIP246
970 km WSW
-m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
-
40
Strong winds from the SSE
(40 kph at 160).
Dumont Durville
1015 km WSW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-7°C
-
39
Strong winds from the SE
(39 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: few
Williams Field
1237 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-9°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (33 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
SHIP5907
973 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-1°C
36
Fresh winds from the SSE
(36 kph at 150).
- km
SHIP3722
973 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-1°C
36
Fresh winds from the SSE
(36 kph at 150).
- km
SHIP579
973 km WSW
-m alt.
3 hours ago
-9°C
-
36
Fresh winds from the SSE
(36 kph at 150).
SHIP10627
973 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-1°C
36
Fresh winds from the SSE
(36 kph at 150).
- km
SHIP6193
973 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-1°C
36
Fresh winds from the SSE
(36 kph at 150).
- 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.