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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 am Wed 23 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri morning, min -28°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed morning, extremely windy from the WSW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sat morning, min -31°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sat morning, light winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
cloudy
cloudy
clear
cloudy
cloudy
clear
Cloud base (m)
1750
0
km/h
10
NW
30
WSW
80
W
105
WSW
100
WSW
90
W
80
WNW
70
WNW
80
WSW
75
WNW
45
NW
45
SW
20
WSW
10
W
10
SSW
10
SE
25
SE
20
WSW
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Snowflake cm
5
5
4
 mm
max °C
-23
-26
-15
-12
-11
-8
-7
-8
-20
-24
-24
-26
-26
-27
-27
-29
-31
-28
min °C
-24
-26
-22
-12
-12
-9
-8
-14
-28
-26
-26
-29
-26
-28
-28
-30
-31
-30
 chill °C
-35
-40
-40
-28
-27
-24
-21
-30
-48
-46
-43
-43
-39
-36
-38
-43
-46
-42
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-24-26-19-12-12-9-8-11-24-25-25-28-26-28-28-30-31-29-20-22-18-15-13-8-3-7-22-22-21-26-25-25-25-25-25-25
Sunrise
6:54
6:50
6:46
6:41
7:37
6:33
Sunset
7:07
7:09
7:13
7:15
8:20
7:22

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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 morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri morning, min -28°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed morning, extremely windy from the WSW by Wed night).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sat morning, min -31°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sat morning, light winds from the WSW by Sun 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
ASCATB172E63S
583 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the N
(53 kph at 349).
- km
ASCATB173E63S
606 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NNW
(54 kph at 348).
- km
ASCATC159E62S
616 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
62
Gales from the WSW
(62 kph at 250).
- km
ASCATC160E61S
625 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
68
Gales from the WSW
(68 kph at 247).
- km
ASCATC158E62S
629 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
63
Gales from the WSW
(63 kph at 244).
- km
ASCATB174E63S
632 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the N
(54 kph at 352).
- km
ASCATB172E62S
639 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the NNW
(63 kph at 341).
- km
ASCATC159E61S
642 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
68
Gales from the WSW
(68 kph at 246).
- km
ASCATC174E63S
643 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the N
(51 kph at 358).
- km
ASCATC175E63S
650 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the N
(51 kph at 349).
- 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.