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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Sat 17 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Fri night, min -20°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sat night, strong winds from the W by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu afternoon, min -19°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
200
100
50
150
1200
km/h
25
E
25
E
10
ESE
5
E
20
ENE
20
E
25
WSW
45
W
35
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
20
WSW
25
W
20
NW
20
N
15
E
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
4
—
—
1
2
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
4
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-13
-14
-15
-15
-14
-14
-14
-20
-18
-18
-17
-14
-13
-9
-7
-7
min °C
-17
-14
-15
-16
-15
-14
-18
-20
-19
-19
-18
-15
-14
-11
-8
-7
 chill °C
-29
-24
-22
-23
-25
-23
-32
-34
-32
-27
-26
-25
-24
-19
-16
-14
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Sunrise
—
6:15
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:07
—
—
6:03
—
—
5:58
—
—
Sunset
—
—
9:30
—
—
9:35
—
—
9:37
—
—
9:42
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—
9:45
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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 Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Fri night, min -20°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sat night, strong winds from the W by Mon morning).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu afternoon, min -19°C on Mon 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
Williams Field
1241 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-21°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
ASCATC138E63S
1297 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 91).
- km
ASCATC138E62S
1309 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
18
Light winds from the E
(18 kph at 90).
- km
ASCATB136E64S
1336 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the ENE
(30 kph at 72).
- km
ASCATB136E63S
1344 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the ENE
(28 kph at 75).
- km
ASCATC137E63S
1346 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the ENE
(21 kph at 76).
- km
ASCATB135E64S
1374 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the E
(27 kph at 79).
- km
ASCATC137E62S
1381 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the E
(23 kph at 85).
- km
ASCATC136E63S
1382 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the ENE
(21 kph at 73).
- km
ASCATC135E64S
1382 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the E
(28 kph at 80).
- 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.