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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 pm Sat 26 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sat afternoon, min -28°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Thu night, min -26°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue night, extremely windy from the W by Thu night).

Sat
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
200
50
50
350
200
50
100
250
km/h
50
WSW
45
W
25
WNW
15
W
20
ESE
30
SE
35
E
35
NE
40
NNW
50
NNW
35
WNW
45
W
45
WNW
70
W
70
WNW
90
W
105
W
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Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
1
—
2
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-24
-24
-24
-25
-25
-27
-25
-25
-26
-24
-24
-24
-21
-17
-16
-16
-15
min °C
-24
-24
-25
-25
-28
-27
-26
-26
-26
-25
-26
-24
-24
-19
-17
-19
-20
 chill °C
-41
-40
-35
-34
-42
-42
-41
-40
-42
-42
-41
-40
-40
-35
-33
-38
-40
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-24-24-25-25-27-27-26-26-26-25-25-24-23-18-17-18-18-22-22-22-22-23-23-20-21-20-19-22-22-19-16-13-16-15
Sunrise
—
—
7:37
—
—
6:33
—
—
6:30
—
—
6:26
—
—
6:22
—
—
Sunset
7:15
—
—
8:20
—
—
7:22
—
—
7:25
—
—
7:30
—
—
7:32
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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 -24°C on Sat afternoon, min -28°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Thu night, min -26°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue night, extremely windy from the W by Thu 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
hy2b166E62S
552 km NNE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
55
Near gales from the WSW
(55 kph at 250).
- km
hy2b168E62S
572 km NNE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
55
Near gales from the WSW
(55 kph at 252).
- km
hy2b164E62S
574 km N
15m alt.
4 hours ago
52
Near gales from the WSW
(52 kph at 248).
- km
hy2b163E62S
586 km N
15m alt.
4 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WSW
(50 kph at 248).
- km
ASCATB170E63S
588 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the WSW
(52 kph at 248).
- km
hy2b165E62S
594 km N
15m alt.
4 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WSW
(53 kph at 245).
- km
ASCATB171E63S
596 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the WSW
(52 kph at 248).
- km
hy2b169E62S
607 km NNE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
55
Near gales from the WSW
(55 kph at 255).
- km
hy2b167E62S
609 km NNE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
56
Near gales from the WSW
(56 kph at 250).
- km
hy2b160E62S
609 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the W
(49 kph at 265).
- 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.