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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Fri 30 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Fri morning, min -20°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, gales from the E by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed night, min -20°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Mon morning, near gales from the WNW by Wed night).

Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
mod snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
0
100
400
150
3850
1700
50
100
100
1100
km/h
15
WSW
0
NNE
20
NE
35
NE
25
NNE
45
NE
60
E
45
SE
20
S
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
N
20
NW
25
W
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NNW
45
NNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
1
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
8
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-16
-19
-18
-19
-17
-16
-16
-16
-16
-16
-16
-16
-18
-19
-14
-12
-10
-7
min °C
-17
-20
-19
-19
-19
-16
-16
-17
-17
-16
-16
-17
-19
-20
-17
-13
-11
-10
 chill °C
-23
-20
-30
-32
-31
-28
-31
-30
-29
-24
-24
-25
-31
-32
-28
-21
-19
-22
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-17-20-19-19-18-16-16-17-17-16-16-17-19-20-16-13-11-9-13-14-14-13-12-13-13-12-14-13-11-12-14-14-13-10-7-5
Sunrise
5:22
—
—
5:18
—
—
5:13
—
—
5:09
—
—
5:05
—
—
5:01
—
—
Sunset
—
—
10:21
—
—
10:24
—
—
10:29
—
—
10:32
—
—
10:37
—
—
10:42

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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Fri morning, min -20°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, gales from the E by Sat night).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed night, min -20°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Mon morning, near gales from the WNW by Wed 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
ASCATC164E62S
501 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the SW
(57 kph at 217).
- km
ASCATB164E62S
509 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the SSW
(41 kph at 206).
- km
ASCATB163E62S
515 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the SSW
(41 kph at 202).
- km
ASCATC167E62S
518 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the SSW
(45 kph at 206).
- km
ASCATB167E62S
519 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the SSW
(45 kph at 198).
- km
ASCATB168E63S
522 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the SSW
(42 kph at 199).
- km
ASCATB166E62S
525 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the SSW
(43 kph at 207).
- km
ASCATB165E62S
525 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the SSW
(45 kph at 205).
- km
ASCATC165E62S
526 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the SSW
(54 kph at 210).
- km
ASCATC168E63S
526 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the SSW
(42 kph at 203).
- 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.