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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Wed 14 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Wed morning, min -23°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sun night, min -22°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the W by Mon night).

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
200
50
350
150
km/h
50
WNW
45
W
40
W
30
WSW
50
W
50
W
25
WSW
5
ESE
20
E
15
ESE
10
SW
5
W
0
NW
5
NE
30
NNE
25
ESE
25
SSW
35
WSW
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Snowflake cm
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
5
2
2
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-14
-14
-17
-23
-20
-20
-21
-22
-18
-19
-21
-20
-19
-17
-13
-16
-19
-20
min °C
-15
-15
-22
-23
-23
-21
-21
-22
-21
-21
-21
-20
-19
-20
-16
-17
-20
-22
 chill °C
-28
-27
-36
-37
-40
-37
-33
-26
-34
-29
-29
-26
-19
-25
-25
-28
-33
-36
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:28
—
—
6:24
—
—
6:18
—
—
6:15
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:07
—
—
Sunset
—
9:20
—
—
9:23
—
—
9:27
—
—
9:30
—
—
9:35
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—
9:37
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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 Wed morning, min -23°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sun night, min -22°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the W 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
Dumont Durville
1019 km WSW
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-12°C
-
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 300).
50 km
Mid: scattered
Williams Field
1241 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-24°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the E.(Wind varies from 070 to 130 degs)
(22 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1250 km S
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-26°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
13
Light winds from the E
(13 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
1392 km NW
6m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
1620 km NNE
16m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
-
17
Light winds from the NW
(17 kph at 310).
EnderbyIslandAws
1824 km N
40m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
-
19
Light winds from the ESE
(19 kph at 120).
2190 km N
240m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
-
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 100).
WilkinsRunwayEast
2216 km SW
755m alt.
1 hour ago
-14°C
-
39
Strong winds from the NE
(39 kph at 50).
1.0 km
Sails Ashore Lodge
2234 km N
25m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
light rain
Dry
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 90).
Stewart Island
2235 km N
24m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 225).

* 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.