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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 11 pm Wed 23 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu night, min -30°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Thu morning, strong winds from the W by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue afternoon, min -29°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, near gales from the W by Tue morning).

Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
mod snow
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
0
0
50
50
km/h
80
W
110
WSW
100
WSW
90
W
80
WNW
85
WNW
75
W
60
WNW
45
W
40
SW
20
WNW
10
W
5
S
15
E
30
ESE
20
SSE
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Snowflake cm
6
3
1
 mm
max °C
-15
-12
-11
-7
-8
-13
-24
-26
-30
-26
-27
-27
-27
-28
-28
-24
min °C
-23
-12
-12
-8
-8
-20
-27
-26
-30
-27
-27
-28
-28
-29
-28
-27
 chill °C
-42
-29
-28
-22
-21
-39
-49
-45
-48
-46
-39
-37
-37
-42
-43
-42
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-19-12-12-8-8-17-26-26-30-27-27-28-28-29-28-26-18-15-13-6-4-14-23-23-28-25-25-25-25-25-23-22
Sunrise
6:50
6:46
6:41
7:37
6:33
Sunset
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 Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu night, min -30°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Thu morning, strong winds from the W by Sat afternoon).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue afternoon, min -29°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, near gales from the W by Tue 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
ASCATC163E62S
589 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the WSW
(60 kph at 254).
- km
ASCATB163E62S
590 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the WSW
(58 kph at 258).
- km
ASCATC161E62S
591 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the WSW
(54 kph at 256).
- km
ASCATC164E62S
592 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the WSW
(59 kph at 258).
- km
ASCATC162E62S
593 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the WSW
(54 kph at 256).
- km
ASCATB162E62S
594 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the WSW
(58 kph at 256).
- km
ASCATC165E62S
597 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the WSW
(62 kph at 253).
- km
ASCATC166E62S
600 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the WSW
(62 kph at 252).
- km
ASCATB161E62S
601 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the W
(58 kph at 261).
- km
ASCATC160E62S
604 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the WSW
(59 kph at 258).
- 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.