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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Sat 07 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon night, min -11°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, severe gales from the W by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Tue morning, min -17°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Tue morning, light winds from the NNE by Wed afternoon).

Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
mod snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
200
50
100
300
km/h
35
NNW
15
N
10
SW
10
WSW
20
WNW
30
WNW
40
W
65
W
60
W
90
W
85
W
60
W
40
W
15
WNW
45
ENE
55
E
75
ESE
55
ESE
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
1
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
7
3
2
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-11
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-9
-10
-11
-12
-12
-12
-12
-15
-16
-17
min °C
-11
-11
-11
-10
-11
-11
-10
-10
-11
-11
-12
-12
-12
-12
-13
-16
-17
-17
 chill °C
-21
-18
-17
-16
-19
-20
-21
-23
-24
-26
-26
-26
-23
-20
-25
-32
-34
-32
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
4:48
—
—
4:43
—
—
4:39
—
—
4:35
—
—
4:31
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—
4:26
—
—
Sunset
—
—
10:54
—
—
10:59
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—
11:04
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—
11:07
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—
11:13
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11:16

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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 -9°C on Mon night, min -11°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, severe gales from the W by Mon night).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Tue morning, min -17°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Tue morning, light winds from the NNE by Wed afternoon).

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.
3 hours ago
-3°C
-
19
Light winds from the WNW
(19 kph at 290).
40 km
Mid: clear
Williams Field
1241 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-10°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1250 km S
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-12°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
1392 km NW
6m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
1620 km NNE
16m alt.
58 minutes ago
9°C
-
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 280).
EnderbyIslandAws
1824 km N
40m alt.
58 minutes ago
10°C
-
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 290).
2190 km N
240m alt.
58 minutes ago
-
26
Moderate winds from the NNW
(26 kph at 340).
WilkinsRunwayEast
2216 km SW
755m alt.
3 hours ago
-13°C
-
69
Gales from the E
(69 kph at 90).
2.0 km
Stewart Island
2235 km N
24m alt.
58 minutes ago
15°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
2251 km N
52m alt.
38 minutes ago
No weather report.
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 90).

* 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.