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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Sun 18 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sun morning, min -20°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun night, calm by Tue morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed afternoon, min -11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, near gales from the ESE by Fri afternoon).

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
200
100
100
km/h
35
ENE
45
E
40
SW
45
WSW
30
W
15
WSW
5
SSW
15
WSW
20
WNW
25
N
15
N
20
WSW
20
SW
25
W
15
WNW
45
E
60
ESE
45
SE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
3
5
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
4
—
—
—
—
3
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-12
-13
-15
-19
-18
-19
-16
-14
-14
-9
-6
-7
-9
-8
-8
-7
-7
-8
min °C
-13
-13
-18
-20
-19
-20
-17
-15
-15
-10
-7
-10
-9
-8
-9
-7
-7
-11
 chill °C
-24
-25
-32
-34
-32
-29
-17
-22
-24
-19
-14
-18
-17
-16
-16
-17
-18
-20
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-16-17-21-25-24-21-18-17-15-11-9-11-11-12-12-11-11-13-13-13-17-20-19-20-17-15-15-10-7-9-9-8-9-7-7-10
Sunrise
6:11
—
—
6:07
—
—
6:03
—
—
5:58
—
—
5:54
—
—
5:50
—
—
Sunset
—
9:35
—
—
9:37
—
—
9:42
—
—
9:45
—
—
9:50
—
—
9:52
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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 Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sun morning, min -20°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun night, calm by Tue morning).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed afternoon, min -11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, near gales from the ESE by Fri 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
Jang Bogo Station
873 km S
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-15°C
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: scattered
Dumont Durville
1019 km WSW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-22°C
-
46
Strong winds from the SSE
(46 kph at 160).
Williams Field
1241 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-10°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
1392 km NW
6m alt.
54 minutes ago
4°C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
1620 km NNE
16m alt.
44 minutes ago
10°C
-
54
Near gales from the W
(54 kph at 280).
ASCATB198E63S
1667 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the ESE
(37 kph at 103).
- km
ASCATB200E65S
1678 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SW
(50 kph at 216).
- km
ASCATC200E65S
1692 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the SW
(42 kph at 221).
- km
ASCATB201E65S
1694 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SW
(46 kph at 214).
- km
ASCATB199E63S
1699 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the ESE
(35 kph at 109).
- 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.