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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Fri night, min -26°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the N on Wed night, stormy winds from the W by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat afternoon, min -23°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, stormy winds from the WSW by Mon morning).

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
mod snow
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
clear
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
mod. snow
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
clear
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
50
50
300
50
4350
1950
km/h
60
WNW
65
WNW
20
S
65
WSW
70
W
90
W
50
W
50
W
80
W
35
NW
65
NNW
30
W
25
SSW
5
WSW
35
W
90
WSW
90
W
40
W
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Snowflake cm
—
—
6
—
—
—
—
2
—
2
8
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-20
-15
-14
-25
-22
-16
-15
-16
-13
-11
-9
-19
-22
-18
-18
-12
-12
-11
min °C
-23
-17
-24
-26
-23
-20
-15
-16
-16
-12
-14
-22
-23
-19
-19
-14
-13
-12
 chill °C
-40
-33
-41
-45
-42
-38
-29
-30
-32
-23
-28
-36
-36
-24
-34
-30
-29
-25
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-22-16-19-26-23-18-15-16-15-12-12-21-23-19-19-13-13-12-20-13-18-26-22-18-15-15-21-14-9-18-20-17-19-15-13-13
Sunrise
7:24
—
—
7:20
—
—
7:16
—
—
7:11
—
—
7:07
—
—
7:03
—
—
Sunset
—
8:30
—
—
8:35
—
—
8:37
—
—
8:42
—
—
8:45
—
—
8:47
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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 night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Fri night, min -26°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the N on Wed night, stormy winds from the W by Thu night).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat afternoon, min -23°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, stormy winds from the WSW by Mon morning).

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
ASCATB167E62S
568 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the WNW
(33 kph at 300).
- km
ASCATB164E62S
570 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NW
(37 kph at 319).
- km
ASCATB166E62S
574 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 kph at 306).
- km
ASCATB165E62S
593 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NW
(39 kph at 309).
- km
ASCATB168E62S
595 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the WNW
(33 kph at 282).
- km
ASCATB164E61S
604 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NNW
(40 kph at 328).
- km
ASCATB165E61S
604 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NW
(39 kph at 310).
- km
ASCATB167E61S
622 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the WNW
(36 kph at 293).
- km
ASCATB166E61S
625 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WNW
(40 kph at 304).
- km
ASCATB168E61S
636 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the W
(36 kph at 279).
- 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.