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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Sun 04 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue morning, min -19°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

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

Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
light snow
cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
clear
Cloud base (m)
250
100
50
200
km/h
45
WSW
100
W
75
WNW
55
W
55
W
45
WNW
60
NW
50
NW
45
NNW
25
NNE
15
SSW
40
WSW
35
WNW
65
W
70
W
60
W
70
W
60
W
Weather map
Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
—
—
4
—
—
2
6
3
—
1
—
—
2
1
1
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-19
-11
-9
-10
-10
-6
-3
-4
-7
-13
-12
-10
-10
-11
-11
-12
-13
-10
min °C
-19
-13
-11
-10
-10
-9
-3
-5
-12
-13
-12
-12
-10
-11
-12
-12
-13
-13
 chill °C
-33
-30
-26
-22
-22
-20
-13
-14
-23
-22
-19
-23
-20
-24
-25
-25
-28
-27
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
200
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-19-12-10-10-10-8-3-5-10-13-12-11-10-11-12-12-13-12-18-11-9-9-9-9-2-1-5-8-8-11-8-6-7-9-7-9
Sunrise
7:07
—
—
7:03
—
—
7:00
—
—
6:56
—
—
6:52
—
—
6:48
—
—
Sunset
—
8:45
—
—
8:47
—
—
8:52
—
—
8:54
—
—
8:59
—
—
9:01
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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue morning, min -19°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Mon night).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Wed night, min -13°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Wed morning, gales from the W by Thu 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
ASCATB175E63S
678 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
81
Severe gales from the WSW
(81 kph at 246).
- km
ASCATB176E63S
685 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
84
Severe gales from the WSW
(84 kph at 257).
- km
ASCATB176E64S
688 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
85
Severe gales from the WSW
(85 kph at 252).
- km
ASCATB177E64S
722 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
83
Severe gales from the WSW
(83 kph at 251).
- km
ASCATC177E64S
728 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
82
Severe gales from the WSW
(82 kph at 250).
- km
ASCATB177E63S
731 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
82
Severe gales from the WSW
(82 kph at 255).
- km
ASCATC178E64S
746 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
84
Severe gales from the WSW
(84 kph at 251).
- km
ASCATB178E64S
749 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
82
Severe gales from the WSW
(82 kph at 258).
- km
ASCATC177E63S
763 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
81
Severe gales from the WSW
(81 kph at 256).
- km
ASCATC178E63S
767 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
80
Severe gales from the W
(80 kph at 261).
- 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.