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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 11 am Wed 16 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Wed morning, min -25°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Wed night, calm by Fri afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon afternoon, min -23°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sat afternoon, extremely windy from the NE by Mon morning).

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
50
0
200
km/h
35
NNW
35
NW
40
WNW
20
WNW
20
SW
20
SW
10
S
5
S
5
ENE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NW
30
NW
30
NW
55
NNE
100
NE
55
NNE
35
ENE
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Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
3
6
10
6
18
 mm
max °C
-12
-18
-17
-17
-20
-22
-25
-25
-23
-23
-22
-19
-17
-14
-10
-7
-6
-6
min °C
-14
-22
-22
-19
-21
-24
-25
-25
-24
-23
-23
-22
-18
-17
-14
-9
-6
-15
 chill °C
-27
-37
-38
-28
-33
-35
-34
-30
-24
-35
-34
-32
-30
-29
-25
-24
-17
-30
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-20-20-18-21-23-25-25-24-23-23-21-18-16-12-8-6-11-10-18-18-17-19-22-22-21-22-20-19-19-16-14-10-5-3-7
Sunrise
7:20
7:16
7:13
7:09
7:05
7:01
Sunset
6:44
6:46
6:50
6:53
6:57
7:00

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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Wed morning, min -25°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Wed night, calm by Fri afternoon).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon afternoon, min -23°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sat afternoon, extremely windy from the NE 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
ASCATC148E62S
951 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the WNW
(30 kph at 291).
- km
ASCATC146E62S
958 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the ESE
(31 kph at 118).
- km
ASCATC147E62S
963 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the ESE
(31 kph at 110).
- km
ASCATC148E61S
966 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the WNW
(35 kph at 292).
- km
ASCATC145E62S
979 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the ESE
(33 kph at 118).
- km
ASCATB145E62S
997 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the ESE
(40 kph at 115).
- km
ASCATC147E61S
1006 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the WNW
(36 kph at 288).
- km
ASCATB144E63S
1027 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the ESE
(32 kph at 121).
- km
ASCATB144E62S
1044 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the ESE
(32 kph at 115).
- km
ASCATC146E61S
1046 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the WNW
(37 kph at 284).
- 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.