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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Thu 01 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sat afternoon, min -26°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Fri afternoon, moderate winds from the NNW by Sat morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue night, min -25°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sun night, moderate winds from the NW by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
clear
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
clear
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
550
0
1550
km/h
65
WSW
70
W
70
W
60
W
75
W
65
WSW
20
NNW
55
N
40
W
40
SSW
40
SW
65
WNW
50
W
35
WSW
55
W
50
W
25
NW
50
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
9
1
—
—
7
2
—
—
—
1
13
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-24
-21
-17
-17
-17
-13
-12
-10
-20
-24
-18
-9
-9
-12
-12
-11
-9
-4
min °C
-26
-22
-18
-17
-18
-18
-12
-12
-24
-25
-21
-15
-11
-12
-13
-12
-10
-6
 chill °C
-46
-40
-35
-32
-35
-35
-21
-26
-39
-41
-35
-30
-23
-23
-26
-25
-19
-15
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-25-22-18-17-18-16-12-11-22-25-20-12-10-12-13-12-10-5-25-19-18-19-19-22-15-11-19-21-18-11-7-12-14-13-10-4
Sunrise
7:20
—
—
7:16
—
—
7:11
—
—
7:07
—
—
7:03
—
—
7:00
—
—
Sunset
—
8:35
—
—
8:37
—
—
8:42
—
—
8:45
—
—
8:47
—
—
8:52
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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sat afternoon, min -26°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Fri afternoon, moderate winds from the NNW by Sat morning).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue night, min -25°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sun night, moderate winds from the NW by Tue 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
ASCATB166E62S
568 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
76
Severe gales from the WSW
(76 kph at 241).
- km
ASCATB167E62S
568 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
74
Gales from the WSW
(74 kph at 245).
- km
ASCATB165E62S
570 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the WSW
(63 kph at 252).
- km
ASCATC167E62S
575 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
71
Gales from the WSW
(71 kph at 244).
- km
ASCATC166E62S
575 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
68
Gales from the WSW
(68 kph at 238).
- km
ASCATB164E62S
576 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the WSW
(57 kph at 245).
- km
ASCATB168E62S
576 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
78
Severe gales from the WSW
(78 kph at 250).
- km
ASCATB169E62S
586 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
77
Severe gales from the WSW
(77 kph at 251).
- km
ASCATB170E62S
590 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
75
Severe gales from the WSW
(75 kph at 256).
- km
ASCATC168E62S
591 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
74
Gales from the WSW
(74 kph at 258).
- 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.