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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 11 pm Wed 16 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Wed night, min -25°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Wed night, calm by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon morning, min -22°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the ENE on Mon morning, light winds from the WNW by Tue morning).

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
clear
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
100
km/h
40
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
15
SSW
10
S
0
SSE
15
NNE
30
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
30
N
90
ENE
55
NNW
25
NNE
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Snowflake cm
1
7
1
1
 mm
max °C
-18
-19
-21
-22
-25
-25
-24
-24
-23
-20
-20
-20
-13
-8
-11
-12
min °C
-22
-21
-21
-24
-25
-25
-25
-24
-24
-22
-20
-21
-19
-12
-11
-13
 chill °C
-38
-31
-32
-33
-32
-25
-33
-37
-36
-31
-31
-32
-29
-28
-23
-22
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-20-20-21-23-25-25-25-24-24-21-20-21-16-10-11-13-18-19-20-22-21-21-23-22-20-19-18-18-14-7-7-8
Sunrise
7:16
7:13
7:09
7:05
7:01
Sunset
6:46
6:50
6:53
6:57
7:00

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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Wed night, min -25°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Wed night, calm by Fri afternoon).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon morning, min -22°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the ENE on Mon morning, light winds from the WNW by Tue 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
ASCATB151E62S
836 km WNW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the SW
(39 kph at 216).
- km
ASCATB150E62S
881 km WNW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the SW
(24 kph at 221).
- km
ASCATB152E61S
908 km WNW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the SSW
(40 kph at 208).
- km
ASCATB149E62S
912 km W
15m alt.
4 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the SW
(26 kph at 220).
- km
ASCATB151E61S
933 km WNW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the SSW
(40 kph at 211).
- km
ASCATB146E63S
954 km W
15m alt.
4 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the SSW
(24 kph at 211).
- km
ASCATB148E62S
959 km W
15m alt.
4 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the SW
(38 kph at 234).
- km
ASCATB150E61S
960 km WNW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the SW
(35 kph at 215).
- km
ASCATB151E60S
995 km WNW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the SW
(38 kph at 218).
- km
ASCATB147E62S
996 km W
15m alt.
4 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WSW
(40 kph at 243).
- 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.