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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Wed 28 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed afternoon, min -14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the ESE on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon afternoon, min -15°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the E on Sun morning, light winds from the SW by Sun night).

Wed
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
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
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
50
150
150
50
250
km/h
80
ESE
80
SE
55
SSE
40
S
25
SSW
15
SSW
5
WNW
10
N
20
N
25
N
30
ENE
55
E
50
SE
20
S
35
NNW
40
NNW
45
W
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
1
—
—
2
3
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-11
-12
-12
-12
-13
-13
-13
-14
-12
-11
-10
-12
-12
-12
-8
-6
-10
min °C
-12
-13
-13
-12
-14
-13
-13
-14
-13
-12
-11
-12
-12
-13
-10
-7
-15
 chill °C
-27
-28
-26
-24
-24
-20
-13
-19
-21
-21
-20
-25
-25
-20
-20
-17
-28
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-15-15-15-15-15-16-18-19-19-17-15-16-17-16-14-12-16-12-13-13-12-14-13-13-14-13-12-11-12-12-13-9-7-13
Sunrise
—
—
5:26
—
—
5:22
—
—
5:18
—
—
5:13
—
—
5:09
—
—
Sunset
—
10:13
—
—
10:16
—
—
10:21
—
—
10:24
—
—
10:29
—
—
10:32

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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed afternoon, min -14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the ESE on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon afternoon, min -15°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the E on Sun morning, light winds from the SW by Sun night).

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
Dumont Durville
1019 km WSW
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-10°C
-
22
Moderate winds from the ESE
(22 kph at 120).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1250 km S
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-16°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (28 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
1392 km NW
6m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (31 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
1620 km NNE
16m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
-
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 270).
EnderbyIslandAws
1824 km N
40m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
-
57
Near gales from the WNW
(57 kph at 290).
2190 km N
240m alt.
1 hour ago
-
72
Gales from the W
(72 kph at 280).
WilkinsRunwayEast
2216 km SW
755m alt.
1 hour ago
-18°C
-
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 230).
Mid: overcast
Sails Ashore Lodge
2234 km N
25m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
light rain
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Stewart Island
2235 km N
24m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 270).
2251 km N
52m alt.
1 hour ago
No weather report.
52
Near gales from the W
(52 kph at 270).

* 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.