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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Sat 03 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun night, min -25°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the N on Sat morning, extremely windy from the W by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue morning, min -12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed morning, gales from the W by Wed night).

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
cloud
clear
clear
snow showers
light snow
light snow
part cloud
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
light snow
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
cloudy
clear
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
some clouds
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
Cloud base (m)
500
0
50
km/h
70
W
35
N
55
NNW
70
SW
45
WSW
100
W
60
WNW
65
W
60
W
50
W
50
N
55
NNW
50
NW
20
WNW
40
WSW
50
W
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
—
4
8
—
—
—
5
2
1
—
8
8
5
—
—
5
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-12
-11
-9
-16
-20
-12
-8
-8
-9
-8
-3
-3
-6
-12
-11
-9
min °C
-17
-12
-16
-25
-20
-14
-11
-9
-9
-11
-6
-4
-12
-12
-11
-11
 chill °C
-34
-23
-31
-45
-35
-31
-26
-21
-21
-24
-16
-14
-22
-20
-22
-24
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
150
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
7:11
—
—
7:07
—
—
7:03
—
—
7:00
—
—
6:56
—
—
Sunset
—
—
8:42
—
—
8:45
—
—
8:47
—
—
8:52
—
—
8:54
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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun night, min -25°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the N on Sat morning, extremely windy from the W by Sun afternoon).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue morning, min -12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed morning, gales from the W 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
Dumont Durville
1019 km WSW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-14°C
-
39
Strong winds from the ESE
(39 kph at 110).
Williams Field
1241 km S
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-22°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
Wind obs. (61 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
1392 km NW
6m alt.
3 hours ago
4°C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
1620 km NNE
16m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
-
39
Strong winds from the WSW
(39 kph at 250).
EnderbyIslandAws
1824 km N
40m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
-
33
Fresh winds from the WSW
(33 kph at 250).
2190 km N
240m alt.
2 hours ago
-
35
Fresh winds from the WSW
(35 kph at 240).
Sails Ashore Lodge
2234 km N
25m alt.
57 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 45).
Stewart Island
2235 km N
24m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 315).
2251 km N
52m alt.
47 minutes ago
No weather report.
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 270).
2275 km N
13m alt.
57 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 315).

* 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.