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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 11 am Mon 21 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Mon morning, min -23°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Tue night, gales from the WSW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu night, min -25°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Thu morning, calm by Fri afternoon).

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
150
km/h
50
ESE
45
SSE
50
SSW
30
W
35
WNW
20
NNE
15
SSE
30
WSW
60
W
70
WSW
60
WSW
45
WNW
55
W
20
WNW
25
SW
25
WSW
15
W
20
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
1
4
2
3
4
 mm
max °C
-10
-11
-15
-17
-21
-21
-21
-23
-18
-16
-13
-4
-4
-7
-10
-23
-23
-23
min °C
-11
-12
-17
-18
-22
-22
-22
-23
-22
-18
-14
-12
-6
-8
-23
-23
-24
-25
 chill °C
-23
-24
-31
-30
-35
-32
-33
-36
-38
-35
-28
-25
-15
-11
-37
-36
-34
-36
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-14-15-19-21-26-26-26-26-20-13-11-9-10-11-18-24-27-26-11-12-16-18-22-22-22-23-20-17-14-8-5-8-17-23-24-24
Sunrise
7:01
6:58
6:54
6:50
6:46
6:41
Sunset
7:00
7:02
7:07
7:09
7:13
7:15

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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Mon morning, min -23°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Tue night, gales from the WSW by Wed night).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu night, min -25°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Thu morning, calm 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
ASCATC149E62S
899 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the SSW
(45 kph at 199).
- km
ASCATC149E61S
923 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the SW
(29 kph at 234).
- km
ASCATC148E62S
946 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SSW
(50 kph at 211).
- km
ASCATC148E61S
961 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the WSW
(28 kph at 240).
- km
ASCATC147E62S
965 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the SSW
(52 kph at 196).
- km
ASCATB146E62S
992 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the SSW
(34 kph at 194).
- km
ASCATC145E62S
993 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the SSW
(42 kph at 194).
- km
ASCATC147E61S
994 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the SSW
(28 kph at 212).
- km
ASCATC146E62S
994 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the SSW
(35 kph at 203).
- km
ASCATC149E60S
1014 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the WSW
(35 kph at 252).
- 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.