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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Fri 09 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun morning, min -13°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Sat morning, light winds from the NW by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun night, min -22°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Mon afternoon, gales from the WNW by Wed afternoon).

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
350
150
km/h
45
W
45
W
50
W
55
WNW
80
W
90
WSW
30
W
60
ENE
55
NNE
30
WNW
40
WNW
30
WNW
40
ESE
30
SE
40
SE
20
SE
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
4
9
5
2
—
1
1
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-11
-13
-13
-12
-10
-5
-4
-3
-3
-5
-9
-10
-11
-18
-19
-18
min °C
-12
-13
-13
-13
-10
-7
-5
-4
-5
-7
-10
-11
-16
-20
-22
-19
 chill °C
-25
-25
-26
-26
-24
-20
-15
-14
-13
-15
-22
-21
-28
-34
-37
-32
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Sunrise
—
6:48
—
—
6:43
—
—
6:39
—
—
6:35
—
—
6:31
—
—
Sunset
—
—
9:01
—
—
9:06
—
—
9:08
—
—
9:13
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—
9:15
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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun morning, min -13°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Sat morning, light winds from the NW by Sat night).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun night, min -22°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Mon afternoon, gales from the WNW by Wed afternoon).

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
ASCATC164E62S
589 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
16
Light winds from the ENE
(16 kph at 73).
- km
ASCATB163E62S
589 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
14
Light winds from the NE
(14 kph at 56).
- km
ASCATC163E62S
590 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
14
Light winds from the ENE
(14 kph at 61).
- km
ASCATB164E62S
592 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the N
(22 kph at 352).
- km
ASCATB161E62S
593 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
4
Calm
(4 kph at 10).
- km
ASCATC162E62S
594 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
10
Light winds from the N
(10 kph at 4).
- km
ASCATB162E62S
594 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
5
Calm
(5 kph at 3).
- km
ASCATC161E62S
594 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
10
Light winds from the N
(10 kph at 359).
- km
ASCATC165E62S
595 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the N
(18 kph at 2).
- km
ASCATB165E62S
596 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the NNW
(24 kph at 341).
- 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.