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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Mon 19 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed afternoon, min -19°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue morning, strong winds from the NNE by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu afternoon, min -12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
200
100
0
km/h
35
W
30
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
NW
30
NNE
25
NNW
35
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
W
5
N
5
SE
5
SE
10
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
2
4
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-17
-17
-15
-13
-10
-5
-4
-4
-7
-7
-8
-9
-8
-9
-9
-9
-10
min °C
-17
-19
-16
-13
-14
-7
-4
-7
-7
-7
-10
-9
-8
-9
-9
-9
-12
 chill °C
-30
-31
-24
-21
-21
-16
-11
-15
-14
-14
-15
-9
-11
-13
-14
-15
-20
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-23-20-17-16-12-8-8-9-10-10-12-13-13-13-13-14-15-17-18-16-13-12-6-4-6-7-7-9-9-8-9-9-9-11
Sunrise
—
—
6:03
—
—
5:58
—
—
5:54
—
—
5:50
—
—
5:47
—
—
Sunset
9:37
—
—
9:42
—
—
9:45
—
—
9:50
—
—
9:52
—
—
9:57
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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 Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed afternoon, min -19°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue morning, strong winds from the NNE by Wed morning).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu afternoon, min -12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

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
-15°C
-
6
Light winds from the ESE
(6 kph at 110).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB188E64S
1222 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
67
Gales from the W
(67 kph at 262).
- km
ASCATB189E64S
1234 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
65
Gales from the W
(65 kph at 265).
- km
ASCATB188E63S
1281 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
73
Gales from the WSW
(73 kph at 255).
- km
ASCATB189E63S
1303 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
69
Gales from the W
(69 kph at 262).
- km
ASCATB190E64S
1310 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the W
(51 kph at 280).
- km
ASCATB191E64S
1322 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the W
(51 kph at 279).
- km
ASCATB188E62S
1345 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
72
Gales from the WSW
(72 kph at 256).
- km
ASCATB190E63S
1365 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
65
Gales from the W
(65 kph at 262).
- km
ASCATB189E62S
1377 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
71
Gales from the WSW
(71 kph at 253).
- 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.