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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Wed 11 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Wed night, min -18°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Thu morning, calm by Fri afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sat night, min -19°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Sun morning, calm by Sun night).

Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
cloudy
clear
Cloud base (m)
100
1300
350
450
50
200
200
200
km/h
20
W
10
N
35
E
45
ESE
55
ESE
30
SE
25
SSE
5
SSE
20
NW
40
NE
45
NE
25
NE
50
E
50
ESE
30
ESE
10
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
Weather map
Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
—
—
3
2
—
—
—
—
—
1
4
8
1
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-13
-14
-12
-12
-15
-17
-17
-18
-15
-12
-11
-10
-15
-16
-17
-19
-17
-17
min °C
-13
-15
-14
-13
-17
-18
-18
-18
-17
-13
-12
-13
-16
-17
-19
-19
-18
-17
 chill °C
-21
-25
-25
-26
-31
-30
-28
-18
-26
-25
-24
-24
-30
-30
-19
-26
-30
-28
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-15-13-13-16-18-18-18-16-13-12-12-16-17-18-19-18-17-11-10-9-9-12-13-13-13-12-9-8-8-11-12-14-13-12-12
Sunrise
4:31
—
—
4:26
—
—
4:22
—
—
4:18
—
—
4:13
—
—
4:09
—
—
Sunset
—
—
11:13
—
—
11:16
—
—
11:22
—
—
11:27
—
—
11:31
—
—
11:37

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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 night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Wed night, min -18°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Thu morning, calm by Fri afternoon).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sat night, min -19°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Sun morning, calm by Sun 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
ASCATC162E63S
459 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the NW
(29 kph at 311).
- km
ASCATC161E63S
481 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the NNW
(24 kph at 328).
- km
ASCATC160E63S
482 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the NNE
(28 kph at 16).
- km
ASCATC162E62S
486 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 311).
- km
ASCATC161E62S
499 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the NNW
(24 kph at 328).
- km
ASCATC159E63S
506 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the N
(26 kph at 5).
- km
ASCATB158E63S
522 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NNE
(32 kph at 17).
- km
ASCATC158E63S
525 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the N
(33 kph at 11).
- km
ASCATC160E62S
526 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the N
(26 kph at 354).
- km
ASCATC159E62S
531 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the N
(28 kph at 355).
- 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.