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– Lat/Long: 66.80° S 163.25° E

Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 pm Fri 25 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Fri afternoon, min -25°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Fri afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Wed night, min -24°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the W by Thu morning).

Fri
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
50
50
0
km/h
75
W
60
W
45
WNW
40
WSW
20
WNW
5
ENE
10
E
20
SE
20
SE
10
ENE
30
N
15
NNW
5
NE
20
SW
15
WNW
15
NW
5
E
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-15
-18
-20
-22
-24
-24
-22
-23
-21
-21
-21
-21
-19
-23
-20
-17
-15
min °C
-19
-22
-22
-24
-25
-25
-23
-24
-22
-21
-22
-22
-21
-24
-22
-19
-18
 chill °C
-35
-38
-36
-38
-37
-32
-32
-37
-33
-29
-33
-32
-31
-36
-32
-28
-28
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-19-22-23-25-26-27-26-28-25-25-27-27-25-25-23-20-18-17-20-21-23-25-25-23-24-22-21-22-22-20-24-21-18-17
Sunrise
—
—
6:41
—
—
7:37
—
—
6:33
—
—
6:30
—
—
6:26
—
—
Sunset
7:13
—
—
7:15
—
—
8:20
—
—
7:22
—
—
7:25
—
—
7:30
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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Fri afternoon, min -25°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Fri afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Sun morning).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Wed night, min -24°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the W by Thu 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
hy2c162E62S
595 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the SSW
(24 kph at 208).
- km
hy2c161E62S
597 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the SSW
(23 kph at 202).
- km
hy2c159E62S
620 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the SSW
(31 kph at 205).
- km
hy2c161E61S
621 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the SSW
(24 kph at 200).
- km
hy2c159E61S
626 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the SSW
(31 kph at 212).
- km
hy2c158E62S
634 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the SSW
(37 kph at 208).
- km
hy2c158E61S
643 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the SSW
(34 kph at 212).
- km
hy2c162E61S
657 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the WNW
(34 kph at 288).
- km
hy2c163E61S
660 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the NW
(41 kph at 308).
- km
hy2c160E61S
667 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the S
(27 kph at 190).
- 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.