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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Wed 04 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri afternoon, min -18°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Wed night, strong winds from the W by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri night, min -14°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sat afternoon, near gales from the W by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
250
0
km/h
45
W
40
NNW
25
NW
25
SW
25
W
50
W
40
WNW
25
NNW
40
NE
35
NNW
35
NNW
10
ENE
25
SW
15
SW
15
W
35
W
Weather map
Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
3
3
—
1
—
1
—
5
10
1
2
3
2
1
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-13
-8
-7
-7
-12
-11
-10
-9
-6
-5
-7
-7
-7
-13
-14
-10
min °C
-18
-11
-7
-11
-13
-11
-10
-9
-8
-6
-7
-7
-11
-14
-14
-13
 chill °C
-32
-22
-15
-20
-24
-23
-20
-18
-18
-15
-16
-11
-18
-19
-22
-23
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
50
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
5:01
—
—
4:56
—
—
4:52
—
—
4:48
—
—
4:43
—
—
Sunset
—
—
—
10:42
—
—
10:45
—
—
10:51
—
—
10:54
—
—
10:59

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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri afternoon, min -18°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Wed night, strong winds from the W by Thu afternoon).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri night, min -14°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sat afternoon, near gales from the W by Mon 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
ASCATB168E63S
519 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the W
(38 kph at 259).
- km
ASCATC170E63S
572 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the W
(43 kph at 267).
- km
ASCATB170E63S
579 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WSW
(48 kph at 249).
- km
ASCATB165E62S
596 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WNW
(42 kph at 287).
- km
ASCATB166E62S
601 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 kph at 278).
- km
ASCATB171E63S
601 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the W
(51 kph at 259).
- km
ASCATC171E63S
604 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the W
(47 kph at 259).
- km
ASCATB167E62S
613 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the W
(42 kph at 268).
- km
ASCATB172E63S
627 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WSW
(50 kph at 253).
- km
ASCATC172E63S
628 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the WSW
(47 kph at 254).
- 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.