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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Mon 26 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon night, min -15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue morning, severe gales from the ESE by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sat afternoon, min -18°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
50
50
1450
150
km/h
45
NNW
30
NW
20
NNW
15
ENE
60
E
80
ESE
80
ESE
65
SE
50
SSE
35
SSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
25
SE
25
SSE
15
ESE
25
E
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
2
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-8
-7
-12
-10
-7
-11
-11
-13
-15
-15
-17
-15
-14
-14
-12
-11
-12
min °C
-10
-13
-13
-11
-11
-12
-12
-15
-15
-16
-18
-16
-14
-15
-13
-11
-13
 chill °C
-21
-22
-22
-18
-25
-27
-27
-30
-29
-27
-26
-24
-22
-24
-23
-18
-23
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
—
—
5:35
—
—
5:30
—
—
5:26
—
—
5:22
—
—
5:18
—
—
Sunset
—
10:05
—
—
10:08
—
—
10:13
—
—
10:16
—
—
10:21
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10:24

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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon night, min -15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue morning, severe gales from the ESE by Wed morning).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sat afternoon, min -18°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

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.
3 hours ago
-16°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
13
Light winds from the E.(Wind varies from 060 to 140 degs)
(13 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1250 km S
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-18°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
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
6°C
-
13
Light winds from the E
(13 kph at 90).
EnderbyIslandAws
1824 km N
40m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
-
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 270).
2190 km N
240m alt.
2 hours ago
-
30
Fresh winds from the SW
(30 kph at 230).
Sails Ashore Lodge
2234 km N
25m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 270).
Stewart Island
2235 km N
24m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 225).
2251 km N
52m alt.
1 hour ago
No weather report.
46
Strong winds from the SW
(46 kph at 225).
2275 km N
13m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.

* 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.