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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun night, min -20°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun night, stormy winds from the SE by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sat afternoon, min -23°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SE by Fri morning).

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
50
550
0
50
2450
km/h
20
NNW
25
E
25
E
80
ESE
85
SE
60
W
75
W
45
W
40
WNW
55
W
50
WSW
55
WSW
50
SW
5
SE
20
E
5
SSW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
7
2
2
4
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-8
-13
-13
-16
-18
-18
-16
-15
-14
-16
-22
-21
-19
-19
-18
-18
min °C
-10
-14
-14
-20
-19
-19
-17
-17
-14
-23
-23
-22
-21
-19
-18
-18
 chill °C
-17
-25
-26
-37
-37
-37
-34
-31
-26
-39
-40
-39
-38
-24
-28
-26
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Sunrise
—
6:35
—
—
6:31
—
—
6:28
—
—
6:24
—
—
6:18
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—
Sunset
—
—
9:13
—
—
9:15
—
—
9:20
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—
9:23
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9:27
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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 night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun night, min -20°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun night, stormy winds from the SE by Tue morning).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sat afternoon, min -23°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SE by Fri 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
ASCATC159E62S
624 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
67
Gales from the WNW
(67 kph at 300).
- km
ASCATB172E63S
641 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
61
Near gales from the WNW
(61 kph at 300).
- km
ASCATC158E62S
642 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
66
Gales from the WNW
(66 kph at 302).
- km
ASCATB173E63S
652 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the WNW
(62 kph at 299).
- km
ASCATC157E62S
662 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
67
Gales from the NW
(67 kph at 311).
- km
ASCATB153E63S
667 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the NW
(58 kph at 310).
- km
ASCATC153E63S
680 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the WNW
(55 kph at 302).
- km
ASCATC156E62S
690 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
64
Gales from the NW
(64 kph at 306).
- km
ASCATB174E63S
690 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the WNW
(63 kph at 302).
- km
ASCATB176E64S
694 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NNW
(40 kph at 332).
- 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.