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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 am Fri 18 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sun night, min -26°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, gales from the ENE by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon night, min -26°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the ENE on Mon morning, light winds from the NE by Mon night).

Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
km/h
10
WNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
35
N
90
ENE
75
ESE
10
NE
60
SW
45
WSW
25
W
30
NW
30
W
60
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
9
11
4
3
2
 mm
max °C
-25
-26
-25
-25
-24
-23
-23
-19
-14
-13
-13
-11
-17
-21
-21
-18
-17
-19
min °C
-26
-26
-26
-25
-24
-24
-23
-23
-17
-16
-15
-13
-21
-21
-22
-20
-20
-26
 chill °C
-36
-36
-36
-33
-32
-32
-32
-34
-29
-33
-31
-24
-37
-36
-34
-33
-34
-45
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-26-26-26-25-24-24-23-21-16-15-14-12-19-21-22-19-19-23-22-22-24-24-22-22-21-19-14-12-12-9-17-19-20-18-16-21
Sunrise
7:13
7:09
7:05
7:01
6:58
6:54
Sunset
6:50
6:53
6:57
7:00
7:02
7:07

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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 -14°C on Sun night, min -26°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, gales from the ENE by Sun night).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon night, min -26°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the ENE on Mon morning, light winds from the NE by Mon 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
ASCATB189E65S
1176 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NNW
(31 kph at 340).
- km
ASCATB189E66S
1177 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NNW
(31 kph at 343).
- km
ASCATB190E65S
1188 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NNW
(33 kph at 343).
- km
Williams Field
1241 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-27°C
light snow
Light snow.
20
Moderate winds from the E.(Wind varies from 060 to 160 degs)
(20 kph at 100).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB191E65S
1244 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the N
(42 kph at 355).
- km
ASCATC191E65S
1248 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the N
(45 kph at 356).
- km
ASCATB190E64S
1267 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the N
(45 kph at 359).
- km
ASCATB191E64S
1272 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the N
(45 kph at 359).
- km
ASCATC192E65S
1282 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the N
(46 kph at 358).
- km
ASCATB192E65S
1288 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the N
(45 kph at 0).
- 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.