Mountain resort image
– Lat/Long: 66.80° S 163.25° E

Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Tue 29 Sep Local Time
Updates in:
hr min s
Update imminent 

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Wed night, min -26°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed night, severe gales from the W by Thu night).

Days 4–6 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 Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, severe gales from the W by Sun morning).

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
mod snow
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
0
100
200
0
650
350
km/h
30
NW
25
WNW
35
WNW
45
W
60
W
30
NW
45
WSW
65
WSW
70
W
65
W
75
W
60
WSW
30
W
30
NNW
60
WSW
75
WSW
75
W
40
WNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
3
—
—
8
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-26
-26
-25
-24
-18
-15
-23
-25
-19
-20
-16
-15
-13
-13
-18
-12
-11
-8
min °C
-26
-26
-26
-25
-21
-18
-26
-25
-23
-20
-17
-19
-14
-13
-19
-14
-11
-10
 chill °C
-40
-39
-40
-42
-38
-31
-45
-44
-41
-37
-34
-35
-24
-24
-36
-29
-25
-22
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-26-26-26-25-20-17-25-25-21-20-17-17-14-13-19-13-11-9-22-22-23-23-18-15-25-24-22-21-19-21-16-12-16-13-10-8
Sunrise
7:28
—
—
7:24
—
—
7:20
—
—
7:16
—
—
7:11
—
—
7:07
—
—
Sunset
—
8:28
—
—
8:30
—
—
8:35
—
—
8:37
—
—
8:42
—
—
8:45
—

Loading...

Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Wed night, min -26°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed night, severe gales from the W by Thu night).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

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 Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, severe gales from the W by Sun 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
Williams Field
1241 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-26°C
clear
Clear
26
Moderate winds from the ENE
(26 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1250 km S
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-32°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
1392 km NW
6m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (31 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB195E65S
1430 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the ESE
(35 kph at 124).
- km
ASCATB195E66S
1441 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the SE
(36 kph at 135).
- km
ASCATB196E66S
1447 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the SE
(40 kph at 138).
- km
ASCATB196E65S
1459 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the E
(24 kph at 100).
- km
ASCATC197E66S
1488 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the SSE
(34 kph at 152).
- km
ASCATB197E65S
1503 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the SE
(24 kph at 127).
- km
ASCATB197E66S
1505 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the SSE
(26 kph at 158).
- 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.