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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Sat 24 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat morning, min -13°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the WNW by Mon morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue night, min -15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue morning, stormy winds from the E by Wed morning).

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
0
200
km/h
15
E
20
ESE
10
SE
5
WNW
25
WNW
40
NW
45
WNW
25
NNW
10
NNE
10
NW
15
NNW
40
NE
90
E
85
E
65
SE
45
SE
40
SE
20
E
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Snowflake cm
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1
—
—
1
1
—
5
—
—
—
6
1
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-9
-9
-10
-11
-11
-9
-12
-10
-10
-9
-8
-5
-6
-7
-9
-10
-10
-13
min °C
-11
-10
-12
-12
-11
-12
-13
-11
-11
-10
-9
-6
-7
-9
-11
-11
-11
-15
 chill °C
-18
-17
-17
-16
-20
-23
-26
-20
-15
-17
-15
-17
-20
-23
-24
-23
-21
-22
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:47
—
—
5:43
—
—
5:39
—
—
5:35
—
—
5:30
—
—
5:26
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—
Sunset
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9:57
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—
—
10:00
—
—
10:05
—
—
10:08
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—
10:13
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10:16

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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 Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat morning, min -13°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the WNW by Mon morning).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue night, min -15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue morning, stormy winds from the E by Wed 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
SANTA FECITOLA
668 km S
205m alt.
53 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (4 kph from 87 degs) was rejected.
Williams Field
1237 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-22°C
clear
Haze -.
43
Strong winds from the ENE
(43 kph at 70).
4.4 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1246 km S
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-24°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
56
Near gales from the ESE
(56 kph at 120).
0.1 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
1389 km NW
6m alt.
3 hours ago
4°C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
1617 km NNE
16m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
-
44
Strong winds from the W
(44 kph at 270).
SHIP3458
2052 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
2°C
54
Near gales from the W
(54 kph at 270).
- km
SHIP2369
2052 km W
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-1°C
54
Near gales from the W
(54 kph at 270).
ASCATC119E62S
2142 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WNW
(39 kph at 283).
- km
2190 km N
240m alt.
2 hours ago
-
98
Stormy winds from the NNW
(98 kph at 330).
ASCATC118E62S
2192 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the WNW
(26 kph at 290).
- 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.