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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Mon 05 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue morning, min -13°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Mon afternoon, light winds from the N by Wed morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat night, min -13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Sat morning, moderate winds from the W by Sat night).

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
150
100
km/h
50
W
65
W
45
WNW
55
NW
50
NW
45
NNW
25
N
10
SW
30
W
35
WSW
50
W
35
WNW
40
NW
65
WSW
75
W
90
W
80
WSW
60
W
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Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
3
5
5
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-10
-10
-6
-3
-4
-5
-12
-11
-10
-12
-11
-9
-10
-11
-12
-10
-8
-5
min °C
-11
-11
-10
-3
-4
-10
-13
-13
-11
-12
-11
-10
-11
-12
-13
-11
-9
-7
 chill °C
-24
-24
-22
-12
-14
-20
-19
-19
-21
-23
-23
-20
-23
-26
-28
-26
-22
-19
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
250
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-11-8-3-4-8-13-12-11-12-11-10-11-12-13-11-9-6-9-9-9-2-1-4-8-8-10-10-8-8-6-6-9-8-7-9
Sunrise
7:03
—
—
7:00
—
—
6:56
—
—
6:52
—
—
6:48
—
—
6:43
—
—
Sunset
—
8:47
—
—
8:52
—
—
8:54
—
—
8:59
—
—
9:01
—
—
9:06
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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue morning, min -13°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Mon afternoon, light winds from the N by Wed morning).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat night, min -13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Sat morning, moderate winds from the W by Sat 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
ASCATB180E64S
838 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the WNW
(60 kph at 300).
- km
ASCATB180E63S
862 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the WNW
(54 kph at 301).
- km
ASCATB181E64S
871 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NW
(53 kph at 304).
- km
ASCATB181E63S
894 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the WNW
(57 kph at 300).
- km
ASCATB182E64S
902 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WNW
(50 kph at 297).
- km
ASCATC182E64S
917 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WNW
(51 kph at 302).
- km
ASCATB183E64S
930 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WNW
(50 kph at 299).
- km
ASCATB182E63S
934 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WNW
(51 kph at 296).
- km
ASCATC183E64S
936 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WNW
(50 kph at 301).
- km
ASCATB184E64S
974 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WNW
(50 kph at 297).
- 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.