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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Thu 29 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sat night, min -19°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, gales from the ENE by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed morning, min -18°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

Thu
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
Cloud base (m)
50
50
100
150
150
0
350
1650
150
50
0
km/h
45
S
30
SW
20
SW
0
W
30
NNE
40
NNE
35
NNE
45
NE
70
ENE
50
SE
30
S
10
SSE
5
WSW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
NW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
3
3
—
—
—
1
—
—
2
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-15
-15
-16
-18
-18
-18
-16
-14
-15
-16
-16
-17
-17
-17
-17
-17
-11
min °C
-16
-15
-17
-19
-19
-18
-18
-15
-16
-17
-17
-17
-18
-18
-17
-17
-16
 chill °C
-28
-26
-24
-26
-30
-32
-31
-27
-31
-32
-29
-23
-24
-28
-28
-28
-26
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
—
—
5:22
—
—
5:18
—
—
5:13
—
—
5:09
—
—
5:05
—
—
Sunset
—
10:16
—
—
10:21
—
—
10:24
—
—
10:29
—
—
10:32
—
—
10:37

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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sat night, min -19°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, gales from the ENE by Sat night).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed morning, min -18°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

This table gives the weather forecast for Buckle Island at the specific elevation of 1239 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.
50 minutes ago
-11°C
-
19
Light winds from the ESE
(19 kph at 120).
40 km
Mid: clear
Williams Field
1241 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-18°C
clear
Haze -.
33
Fresh winds from the SE.(Wind varies from 080 to 170 degs)
(33 kph at 140).
2.6 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Macquarie Island
1392 km NW
6m alt.
4 hours ago
4°C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
1620 km NNE
16m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
-
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 260).
EnderbyIslandAws
1824 km N
40m alt.
50 minutes ago
4°C
-
41
Strong winds from the W
(41 kph at 260).
EnderbyIslandAws
1824 km N
40m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
-
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 260).
South West Cape
2190 km N
240m alt.
50 minutes ago
-
54
Near gales from the WSW
(54 kph at 250).
2190 km N
240m alt.
2 hours ago
-
56
Near gales from the WSW
(56 kph at 250).
WilkinsRunwayEast
2216 km SW
755m alt.
50 minutes ago
-14°C
-
15
Light winds from the NNE
(15 kph at 20).
Mid: mostly cloudy
Sails Ashore Lodge
2234 km N
25m alt.
50 minutes ago
6°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 270).

* 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.