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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Thu 12 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat afternoon, min -14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri night, near gales from the ESE by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Tue morning, min -15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Mon morning).

Thu
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
50
100
2000
1500
300
0
50
250
50
100
km/h
40
ESE
20
E
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
30
ENE
40
ENE
40
E
55
ESE
50
SE
25
SSE
10
SSW
20
WNW
20
N
25
NE
35
E
25
ESE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
5
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-12
-13
-13
-12
-12
-10
-9
-9
-11
-12
-12
-13
-12
-11
-10
-10
-10
min °C
-12
-14
-14
-12
-13
-11
-9
-10
-11
-12
-15
-14
-13
-13
-11
-10
-13
 chill °C
-24
-22
-22
-17
-20
-21
-20
-22
-23
-24
-24
-21
-21
-21
-20
-20
-20
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
—
—
4:22
—
—
4:18
—
—
4:13
—
—
4:09
—
—
4:05
—
—
Sunset
—
11:16
—
—
11:22
—
—
11:27
—
—
11:31
—
—
11:37
—
—
11:42

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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 night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat afternoon, min -14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri night, near gales from the ESE by Sun morning).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Tue morning, min -15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Mon morning).

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
ASCATB168E64S
419 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the S
(43 kph at 174).
- km
ASCATB169E64S
451 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the SSE
(41 kph at 168).
- km
ASCATB162E63S
478 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WSW
(40 kph at 248).
- km
ASCATB164E63S
478 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WSW
(42 kph at 240).
- km
ASCATB163E63S
479 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the WSW
(41 kph at 246).
- km
ASCATB165E63S
484 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the WSW
(44 kph at 237).
- km
ASCATB170E64S
489 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the SSE
(40 kph at 166).
- km
ASCATB166E63S
499 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the SW
(43 kph at 223).
- km
ASCATB167E63S
517 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the SW
(45 kph at 225).
- km
ASCATB171E64S
521 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the SSE
(41 kph at 168).
- 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.