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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Wed 07 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Wed afternoon, min -13°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Wed morning, gales from the W by Thu morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun afternoon, min -17°C on Mon night). Mainly gales.

Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
clear
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
250
50
200
km/h
20
WNW
30
WSW
40
W
55
W
60
W
60
W
50
W
60
WNW
70
W
50
W
50
W
25
W
50
E
55
NE
30
NNE
20
N
10
NNE
45
E
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Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
1
—
—
2
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
4
12
12
8
2
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-12
-10
-10
-11
-12
-12
-12
-12
-11
-9
-8
-6
-6
-5
-6
-12
-14
-16
min °C
-13
-10
-12
-12
-12
-13
-13
-12
-13
-10
-8
-8
-8
-5
-7
-13
-14
-17
 chill °C
-22
-19
-24
-26
-25
-26
-26
-25
-27
-22
-19
-18
-19
-15
-15
-22
-21
-32
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:56
—
—
6:52
—
—
6:48
—
—
6:43
—
—
6:39
—
—
6:35
—
—
Sunset
—
8:54
—
—
8:59
—
—
9:01
—
—
9:06
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—
9:08
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—
9:13
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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 Wed morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Wed afternoon, min -13°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Wed morning, gales from the W by Thu morning).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun afternoon, min -17°C on Mon night). Mainly gales.

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
ASCATB153E63S
685 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WNW
(50 kph at 285).
- km
ASCATB154E62S
692 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the WNW
(46 kph at 282).
- km
ASCATB153E62S
702 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the WNW
(45 kph at 289).
- km
ASCATB152E63S
709 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WNW
(40 kph at 293).
- km
ASCATB151E63S
719 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the WNW
(37 kph at 301).
- km
ASCATB152E62S
731 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the WNW
(36 kph at 302).
- km
ASCATB154E61S
755 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WNW
(42 kph at 299).
- km
ASCATB151E62S
771 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NW
(32 kph at 323).
- km
ASCATB150E63S
772 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the NNW
(38 kph at 347).
- km
ASCATB153E61S
788 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WNW
(42 kph at 302).
- 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.