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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Mon 05 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue morning, min -14°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Tue morning, light winds from the WNW by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Thu night, min -13°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Sat night).

Mon
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
0
150
0
0
50
km/h
65
W
50
WNW
60
NW
55
NW
40
NNW
25
NW
25
WSW
35
W
45
W
45
W
55
WNW
60
W
80
W
75
W
50
W
45
W
35
W
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Snowflake cm
—
2
7
4
1
—
—
—
1
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-10
-6
-3
-4
-7
-14
-11
-9
-11
-11
-10
-12
-13
-12
-11
-10
-10
min °C
-11
-10
-3
-5
-12
-14
-13
-11
-11
-11
-12
-12
-13
-13
-12
-11
-10
 chill °C
-24
-22
-13
-15
-22
-24
-23
-22
-23
-23
-26
-26
-28
-28
-24
-22
-21
Freezing level m
0
0
0
200
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-8-3-5-10-14-12-10-11-11-11-12-13-13-12-11-10-9-8-1-1-5-9-8-9-9-6-7-7-7-9-9-8-11
Sunrise
—
—
7:00
—
—
6:56
—
—
6:52
—
—
6:48
—
—
6:43
—
—
Sunset
8:47
—
—
8:52
—
—
8:54
—
—
8:59
—
—
9:01
—
—
9:06
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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue morning, min -14°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Tue morning, light winds from the WNW by Wed morning).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Thu night, min -13°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Sat night).

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
Williams Field
1241 km S
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-14°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
33
Fresh winds from the ENE
(33 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
1620 km NNE
16m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
-
33
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 kph at 320).
EnderbyIslandAws
1824 km N
40m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
-
43
Strong winds from the N
(43 kph at 350).
2190 km N
240m alt.
2 hours ago
-
44
Strong winds from the NNW
(44 kph at 330).
Sails Ashore Lodge
2234 km N
25m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 90).
Stewart Island
2235 km N
24m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 0).
2251 km N
52m alt.
2 hours ago
No weather report.
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 90).
2275 km N
13m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2282 km N
3m alt.
2 hours ago
No weather report.
15
Light winds from the NE
(15 kph at 45).
Dewe Road Yards
2287 km NNE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 45).

* 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.