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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 pm Fri 18 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Mon morning, min -26°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, severe gales from the E by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Thu morning, min -25°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SSW on Mon night, light winds from the W by Tue night).

Fri
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
mod snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
clear
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
0
300
0
km/h
15
NW
15
N
0
WNW
10
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
25
WNW
25
N
75
E
80
ESE
95
S
90
SW
25
W
20
NNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
75
W
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
4
5
7
 mm
max °C
-25
-25
-24
-22
-22
-23
-21
-15
-14
-15
-19
-20
-21
-23
-24
-24
-15
min °C
-26
-26
-25
-23
-23
-24
-23
-17
-15
-17
-20
-20
-24
-25
-25
-24
-24
 chill °C
-36
-35
-25
-30
-33
-35
-35
-29
-31
-34
-39
-39
-38
-38
-40
-39
-43
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-26-26-25-23-23-24-22-16-15-16-20-20-23-24-25-24-20-22-24-22-21-22-22-20-15-12-15-17-17-20-21-22-21-20
Sunrise
7:09
7:05
7:01
6:58
6:54
Sunset
6:50
6:53
6:57
7:00
7:02
7:07

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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 Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Mon morning, min -26°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, severe gales from the E by Mon morning).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Thu morning, min -25°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SSW on Mon night, light winds from the W by Tue 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
hy2c164E62S
566 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
13
Light winds from the WNW
(13 kph at 288).
- km
hy2c163E62S
588 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 10).
- km
hy2c163E61S
600 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
15
Light winds from the NNE
(15 kph at 15).
- km
hy2c164E61S
601 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
- km
hy2c159E62S
622 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the WNW
(23 kph at 282).
- km
hy2c159E61S
631 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the WNW
(23 kph at 290).
- km
hy2c158E62S
639 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
16
Light winds from the W
(16 kph at 278).
- km
hy2c158E61S
647 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 270).
- km
hy2c162E61S
652 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the WSW
(21 kph at 242).
- km
hy2c161E61S
657 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
17
Light winds from the WSW
(17 kph at 248).
- 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.