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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 am Sat 26 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sat morning, min -25°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat morning, calm by Sun morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu morning, min -22°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue night, gales from the W by Wed night).

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
snow showers
cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
light snow
snow showers
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
Cloud base (m)
250
0
50
0
km/h
45
W
40
WSW
25
W
0
SSW
5
SE
20
SE
25
SE
15
ENE
30
N
35
N
35
N
15
W
15
W
25
W
65
W
55
WNW
45
WSW
65
W
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
1
—
1
1
—
2
—
—
—
—
2
3
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-18
-23
-24
-23
-22
-22
-22
-21
-20
-19
-17
-20
-21
-20
-13
-8
-11
-16
min °C
-21
-23
-24
-24
-22
-25
-24
-21
-21
-20
-19
-22
-22
-21
-20
-11
-15
-19
 chill °C
-36
-38
-36
-24
-27
-38
-36
-30
-31
-34
-27
-32
-31
-34
-35
-24
-30
-35
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-22-25-26-26-26-27-26-26-26-26-24-23-22-23-19-13-15-20-20-23-24-24-22-24-23-21-21-20-18-21-22-21-17-10-13-18
Sunrise
6:41
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—
7:37
—
—
6:33
—
—
6:30
—
—
6:26
—
—
6:22
—
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Sunset
—
7:15
—
—
8:20
—
—
7:22
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—
7:25
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—
7:30
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—
7:32
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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sat morning, min -25°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat morning, calm by Sun morning).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu morning, min -22°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue night, gales from the W by Wed 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
Williams Field
1241 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-19°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 1).
8.0 km
Low: overcast
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1250 km S
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-20°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
Wind obs. (33 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
4.8 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
1392 km NW
6m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
1620 km NNE
16m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
-
26
Moderate winds from the NNW
(26 kph at 330).
ASCATB201E67S
1624 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the NW
(55 kph at 313).
- km
ASCATB202E67S
1653 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NW
(49 kph at 310).
- km
ASCATC202E67S
1670 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NW
(49 kph at 314).
- km
ASCATC203E67S
1681 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the NW
(47 kph at 311).
- km
ASCATB203E67S
1687 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NW
(50 kph at 309).
- km
ASCATB203E68S
1699 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NW
(51 kph at 307).
- 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.