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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Tue 03 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed afternoon, min -14°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri night, min -11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Sat morning).

Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
mod snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
100
400
150
50
300
km/h
15
NNW
35
W
30
W
30
NNE
15
N
25
SSW
20
WSW
20
WNW
30
NW
25
NNW
25
ENE
25
NNE
15
N
5
SW
30
S
20
SE
20
NE
15
N
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Snowflake cm
1
—
—
3
4
1
—
—
1
—
2
6
—
—
1
1
—
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-12
-13
-10
-5
-3
-4
-9
-7
-6
-4
-3
-1
-2
-2
-4
-9
-7
-5
min °C
-12
-13
-14
-8
-3
-10
-10
-8
-7
-5
-4
-3
-2
-2
-11
-10
-7
-8
 chill °C
-19
-24
-25
-17
-8
-17
-17
-16
-14
-12
-11
-10
-7
-5
-20
-18
-14
-15
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
100
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:05
—
—
5:01
—
—
4:56
—
—
4:52
—
—
4:48
—
—
4:43
—
—
Sunset
—
—
10:37
—
—
10:42
—
—
10:45
—
—
10:51
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—
10:54
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10:59

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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed afternoon, min -14°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri night, min -11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Sat 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
Dumont Durville
1019 km WSW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-10°C
-
9
Light winds from the SSE
(9 kph at 150).
50 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
1241 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-12°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1250 km S
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-14°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
1392 km NW
6m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
1620 km NNE
16m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
-
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 260).
EnderbyIslandAws
1824 km N
40m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
-
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 320).
2190 km N
240m alt.
1 hour ago
-
26
Moderate winds from the ESE
(26 kph at 120).
WilkinsRunwayEast
2216 km SW
755m alt.
2 hours ago
-13°C
-
63
Gales from the E
(63 kph at 90).
Mid: mostly cloudy
Stewart Island
2235 km N
24m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 135).
2251 km N
52m alt.
59 minutes ago
No weather report.
24
Moderate winds from the E
(24 kph at 90).

* 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.