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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Wed 28 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Wed morning, min -20°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the E on Wed morning, calm by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat night, min -19°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat morning, severe gales from the E by Sun morning).

Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
50
100
100
150
3800
km/h
90
E
90
ESE
90
SE
70
SSE
50
SSE
30
SSW
20
SSW
10
W
5
WSW
15
NNW
20
NNW
35
NE
80
E
75
ESE
45
SSE
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
WSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
1
2
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-12
-14
-15
-14
-15
-15
-15
-17
-19
-17
-13
-12
-16
-16
-16
-16
-15
-15
min °C
-13
-15
-15
-14
-15
-16
-16
-19
-20
-19
-15
-14
-16
-16
-16
-16
-15
-16
 chill °C
-29
-32
-32
-29
-29
-27
-22
-25
-20
-28
-24
-29
-32
-32
-30
-27
-26
-28
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
5:30
—
—
5:26
—
—
5:22
—
—
5:18
—
—
5:13
—
—
5:09
—
—
Sunset
—
—
10:13
—
—
10:16
—
—
10:21
—
—
10:24
—
—
10:29
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—
10:32

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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Wed morning, min -20°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the E on Wed morning, calm by Fri night).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat night, min -19°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat morning, severe gales from the E by Sun morning).

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
-15°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the N
(15 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1250 km S
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-15°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the NNW
(19 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
1392 km NW
6m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (31 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
1620 km NNE
16m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
-
44
Strong winds from the W
(44 kph at 280).
EnderbyIslandAws
1824 km N
40m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
-
57
Near gales from the WNW
(57 kph at 300).
2190 km N
240m alt.
2 hours ago
-
113
Extremely windy from the NW
(113 kph at 320).
Sails Ashore Lodge
2234 km N
25m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
light rain
Dry
33
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 kph at 315).
Stewart Island
2235 km N
24m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
Dry
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 270).
2251 km N
52m alt.
1 hour ago
No weather report.
70
Gales from the NW
(70 kph at 315).
2275 km N
13m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.

* 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.