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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Fri 02 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun night, min -26°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NNW on Sat morning, stormy winds from the W by Sun afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue afternoon, min -11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Mon morning, light winds from the NNW by Wed morning).

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
cloud
clear
clear
mod snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
cloudy
clear
clear
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
600
0
150
km/h
60
W
80
W
70
W
25
NNW
60
NNW
40
SW
40
SW
70
W
55
NW
75
W
55
WNW
55
W
30
NNW
65
NNW
55
NW
10
NNW
45
WSW
45
W
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
2
7
—
—
—
6
1
—
—
3
8
8
4
—
3
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-17
-17
-13
-12
-10
-21
-22
-14
-8
-9
-9
-9
-6
-3
-5
-11
-9
-8
min °C
-17
-17
-17
-13
-18
-26
-23
-20
-12
-10
-10
-11
-9
-3
-9
-11
-10
-10
 chill °C
-32
-34
-34
-22
-33
-44
-38
-37
-26
-23
-22
-24
-18
-13
-18
-17
-21
-22
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-17-17-15-13-14-24-23-17-10-10-10-10-8-3-7-11-10-9-18-17-19-14-12-21-21-16-8-5-6-11-9-1-4-6-8-10
Sunrise
7:16
—
—
7:11
—
—
7:07
—
—
7:03
—
—
7:00
—
—
6:56
—
—
Sunset
—
8:37
—
—
8:42
—
—
8:45
—
—
8:47
—
—
8:52
—
—
8:54
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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun night, min -26°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NNW on Sat morning, stormy winds from the W by Sun afternoon).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue afternoon, min -11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Mon morning, light winds from the NNW by Wed 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
ASCATC156E61S
760 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the SW
(28 kph at 234).
- km
ASCATC155E61S
775 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the WSW
(25 kph at 254).
- km
ASCATC154E61S
778 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the W
(36 kph at 275).
- km
ASCATC156E60S
798 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the SW
(28 kph at 235).
- km
ASCATC153E61S
802 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the WNW
(38 kph at 290).
- km
ASCATC151E62S
818 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WNW
(42 kph at 302).
- km
ASCATC152E61S
821 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the WNW
(41 kph at 295).
- km
ASCATC155E60S
825 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the WSW
(25 kph at 247).
- km
ASCATC151E61S
851 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NW
(32 kph at 311).
- km
ASCATC154E60S
852 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the W
(27 kph at 263).
- 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.