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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Fri 16 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Fri night, min -25°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Wed afternoon, min -24°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
100
150
50
150
km/h
20
E
15
ENE
15
NE
5
SE
5
NNW
10
NNE
5
N
30
WSW
40
WSW
45
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
20
WSW
35
W
35
W
30
WNW
15
NW
Weather map
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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—
2
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—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-23
-16
-16
-19
-18
-17
-19
-20
-25
-22
-20
-19
-17
-12
-11
-10
-10
min °C
-24
-21
-17
-19
-18
-18
-19
-24
-25
-24
-21
-20
-19
-16
-11
-10
-10
 chill °C
-35
-32
-22
-19
-18
-25
-23
-40
-40
-40
-32
-28
-29
-27
-21
-19
-17
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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6:15
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6:11
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6:07
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6:03
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5:58
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Sunset
9:27
—
—
9:30
—
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9:35
—
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9:37
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9:42
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9:45
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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 -16°C on Fri night, min -25°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Wed afternoon, min -24°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Mon 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
Jang Bogo Station
873 km S
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-20°C
-
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 350).
40 km
Mid: scattered
Dumont Durville
1019 km WSW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-18°C
-
59
Near gales from the SE
(59 kph at 140).
30 km
Mid: few
Williams Field
1241 km S
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-20°C
clear
Clear
13
Light winds from the NNW.(Wind varies from 270 to 030 degs)
(13 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1250 km S
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-20°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the WSW
(9 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
1392 km NW
6m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
1620 km NNE
16m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
-
41
Strong winds from the W
(41 kph at 260).
EnderbyIslandAws
1824 km N
40m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
-
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 260).
2190 km N
240m alt.
2 hours ago
-
24
Moderate winds from the WSW
(24 kph at 240).
WilkinsRunwayEast
2216 km SW
755m alt.
2 hours ago
-23°C
-
80
Severe gales from the E
(80 kph at 100).
0.5 km
Sails Ashore Lodge
2234 km N
25m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the W
(6 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.