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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 pm Tue 15 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed morning, min -22°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue night, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun night, min -23°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Fri afternoon, near gales from the NE by Sun night).

Tue
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
50
500
km/h
15
WSW
10
N
30
NNE
30
NW
25
NW
20
ESE
25
SSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
10
NW
20
NNE
25
NNE
15
NNW
10
N
20
ENE
30
NE
50
NE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
3
1
1
3
1
2
3
 mm
max °C
-14
-10
-9
-16
-13
-12
-15
-20
-22
-21
-22
-20
-16
-14
-10
-6
-5
min °C
-14
-13
-11
-19
-20
-13
-17
-22
-22
-22
-23
-22
-17
-16
-13
-7
-5
 chill °C
-22
-18
-21
-32
-32
-22
-28
-35
-33
-28
-32
-34
-26
-23
-22
-16
-14
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:20
7:16
7:13
7:09
7:05
Sunset
6:39
6:44
6:46
6:50
6:53
6:57

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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 morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed morning, min -22°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue night, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun night, min -23°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Fri afternoon, near gales from the NE by Sun 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
hy2c164E62S
551 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 318).
- km
hy2c167E62S
557 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the WNW
(32 kph at 288).
- km
hy2c165E62S
561 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the NW
(28 kph at 305).
- km
hy2c163E62S
585 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 320).
- km
hy2c169E62S
589 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 268).
- km
hy2c166E62S
604 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the WNW
(30 kph at 300).
- km
hy2c168E62S
605 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 268).
- km
hy2c171E63S
610 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the W
(42 kph at 262).
- km
hy2c159E62S
610 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the NW
(29 kph at 318).
- km
hy2c170E62S
614 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 262).
- 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.