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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Sun 04 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue morning, min -14°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Sun afternoon, moderate winds from the NNW by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat morning, min -12°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, gales from the W by Fri afternoon).

Sun
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
200
150
100
0
km/h
100
W
70
WNW
50
W
60
W
45
WNW
55
NW
55
NNW
55
NNW
40
N
10
NW
30
W
35
W
60
W
50
W
65
W
70
W
65
WSW
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Snowflake cm
—
3
—
—
2
4
3
—
1
1
—
2
1
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-11
-10
-10
-9
-6
-3
-4
-7
-13
-12
-12
-11
-10
-11
-12
-12
-8
min °C
-14
-11
-10
-10
-9
-3
-4
-13
-13
-12
-12
-12
-11
-12
-12
-12
-12
 chill °C
-31
-26
-22
-23
-20
-12
-14
-26
-25
-17
-23
-23
-24
-24
-26
-26
-26
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
200
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
—
7:03
—
—
7:00
—
—
6:56
—
—
6:52
—
—
6:48
—
—
Sunset
8:45
—
—
8:47
—
—
8:52
—
—
8:54
—
—
8:59
—
—
9:01
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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 below freezing (max -3°C on Tue morning, min -14°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Sun afternoon, moderate winds from the NNW by Wed morning).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat morning, min -12°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, gales from the W by Fri 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
Jang Bogo Station
873 km S
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-21°C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: few
Dumont Durville
1019 km WSW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-11°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
54
Near gales from the ESE
(54 kph at 120).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
1241 km S
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-14°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (28 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
1392 km NW
6m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
1620 km NNE
16m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
-
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 270).
EnderbyIslandAws
1824 km N
40m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
-
26
Moderate winds from the W
(26 kph at 280).
2190 km N
240m alt.
1 hour ago
-
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 190).
Sails Ashore Lodge
2234 km N
25m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
Stewart Island
2235 km N
24m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 225).
2251 km N
52m alt.
57 minutes ago
No weather report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 90).

* 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.