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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Mon 09 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon morning, min -13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NE by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed night, min -13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Fri afternoon).

Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
150
1450
450
1550
km/h
20
NW
30
W
45
W
45
WNW
45
W
55
W
25
W
5
WNW
20
ENE
30
ENE
30
ESE
60
ESE
55
SE
40
SSE
10
ESE
30
N
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Snowflake cm
1
—
—
2
—
—
—
—
1
9
2
2
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-5
-4
-4
-5
-5
-8
-10
-9
-8
-6
-7
-10
-12
-12
-11
-11
min °C
-7
-5
-5
-5
-6
-9
-13
-10
-9
-7
-8
-11
-13
-13
-11
-12
 chill °C
-15
-13
-15
-15
-17
-20
-22
-14
-16
-17
-19
-25
-26
-25
-16
-21
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Sunrise
—
4:39
—
—
4:35
—
—
4:31
—
—
4:26
—
—
4:22
—
—
Sunset
—
—
—
11:04
—
—
11:07
—
—
11:13
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—
11:16
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11:22

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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 below freezing (max -4°C on Mon morning, min -13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NE by Wed morning).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed night, min -13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the ESE 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
Williams Field
1241 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-13°C
light snow
Light snow.
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 50).
9.0 km
Low: overcast
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1250 km S
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-16°C
light snow
Light snow.
15
Light winds from the ESE
(15 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
1392 km NW
6m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
ASCATC133E64S
1466 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the NNE
(23 kph at 11).
- km
ASCATC132E64S
1483 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the NNE
(25 kph at 20).
- km
ASCATC133E63S
1492 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the NNE
(21 kph at 17).
- km
ASCATC131E64S
1553 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the NNE
(21 kph at 17).
- km
ASCATC132E63S
1562 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the NNE
(22 kph at 19).
- km
ASCATC130E64S
1593 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NNE
(27 kph at 18).
- km
ASCATC131E63S
1611 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the NNE
(22 kph at 23).
- 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.