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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Thu 05 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri night, min -13°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat night, min -13°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun morning, severe gales from the W by Mon night).

Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
cloud
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
0
150
50
km/h
30
SSW
35
W
55
W
40
WNW
35
NNE
55
N
35
N
10
NE
15
SW
30
SSW
20
SSW
20
WNW
30
NW
40
W
75
W
65
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
5
—
—
1
2
7
6
—
—
1
—
—
2
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-7
-13
-10
-10
-7
-6
-4
-7
-8
-8
-12
-12
-9
-9
-9
-8
min °C
-12
-13
-12
-11
-9
-6
-7
-8
-8
-11
-13
-13
-10
-10
-10
-9
 chill °C
-22
-24
-25
-22
-19
-17
-15
-8
-14
-21
-19
-22
-20
-23
-24
-23
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
50
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
4:56
—
—
4:52
—
—
4:48
—
—
4:43
—
—
4:39
—
—
Sunset
—
—
—
10:45
—
—
10:51
—
—
10:54
—
—
10:59
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—
11:04

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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri night, min -13°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat night, min -13°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun morning, severe gales 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
ASCATB171E63S
606 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
62
Gales from the NW
(62 kph at 308).
- km
ASCATB172E63S
623 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
61
Near gales from the NW
(61 kph at 306).
- km
ASCATC158E62S
625 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the WNW
(57 kph at 291).
- km
ASCATB155E63S
627 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WNW
(48 kph at 286).
- km
ASCATB154E63S
632 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the WNW
(46 kph at 288).
- km
ASCATB173E63S
647 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
61
Near gales from the NW
(61 kph at 309).
- km
ASCATC157E62S
657 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the WNW
(52 kph at 296).
- km
ASCATB175E64S
668 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the NW
(58 kph at 317).
- km
ASCATC156E62S
669 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WNW
(50 kph at 295).
- km
ASCATB170E62S
673 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
67
Gales from the WNW
(67 kph at 297).
- 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.