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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 pm Sat 12 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon afternoon, min -26°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat night, severe gales from the W by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Tue afternoon, min -23°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Sat
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
mod snow
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
km/h
35
WNW
20
WNW
35
W
40
WNW
50
W
45
N
35
NW
60
WNW
75
W
65
W
45
W
15
WNW
20
WSW
10
NNE
25
ESE
25
SSE
25
SSE
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Snowflake cm
8
3
3
 mm
max °C
-26
-21
-21
-18
-11
-7
-6
-7
-14
-16
-16
-20
-21
-18
-19
-19
-20
min °C
-26
-25
-21
-20
-15
-8
-6
-13
-14
-16
-18
-21
-21
-20
-19
-20
-22
 chill °C
-41
-39
-34
-34
-29
-19
-15
-28
-30
-32
-28
-30
-32
-24
-30
-31
-33
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-26-23-21-19-13-8-6-10-14-16-17-21-21-19-19-20-21-21-22-21-18-15-7-3-8-14-13-15-17-18-17-16-17-18
Sunrise
7:33
7:28
7:24
7:20
7:16
Sunset
6:30
6:34
6:37
6:39
6:44
6:46

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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon afternoon, min -26°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat night, severe gales from the W by Tue morning).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Tue afternoon, min -23°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed 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
Williams Field
1241 km S
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-21°C
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the SE
(20 kph at 130).
10.0 km
Low: few
1392 km NW
6m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the SW
(31 kph at 230).
1620 km NNE
16m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
-
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 260).
EnderbyIslandAws
1824 km N
40m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
-
54
Near gales from the WSW
(54 kph at 250).
Sails Ashore Lodge
2234 km N
25m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 270).
Stewart Island
2235 km N
24m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 270).
2251 km N
52m alt.
1 hour ago
No weather report.
61
Near gales from the W
(61 kph at 270).
2275 km N
13m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
light rain
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
2282 km N
3m alt.
1 hour ago
No weather report.
74
Gales from the W
(74 kph at 270).
Dewe Road Yards
2287 km NNE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
Dry
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 270).

* 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.