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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 pm Fri 25 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Fri afternoon, min -28°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Wed night, min -28°C on Mon night). Mainly near gales.

Fri
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
50
50
0
km/h
95
W
80
W
65
WNW
50
WSW
30
W
10
NW
0
NNE
20
SE
30
ESE
25
NE
50
N
20
NW
10
NNW
25
SSW
25
W
25
WNW
5
WNW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-17
-20
-22
-24
-25
-26
-26
-27
-25
-24
-25
-26
-24
-24
-22
-19
-17
min °C
-21
-23
-24
-26
-27
-27
-26
-28
-25
-25
-28
-27
-25
-26
-23
-21
-19
 chill °C
-40
-42
-40
-42
-42
-34
-26
-41
-40
-38
-44
-39
-34
-38
-35
-33
-31
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-19-22-23-25-26-27-26-28-25-25-27-27-25-25-23-20-18-17-20-21-23-25-25-23-24-22-21-22-22-20-24-21-18-17
Sunrise
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6:41
—
—
7:37
—
—
6:33
—
—
6:30
—
—
6:26
—
—
Sunset
7:13
—
—
7:15
—
—
8:20
—
—
7:22
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—
7:25
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7:30
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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Fri afternoon, min -28°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Wed night, min -28°C on Mon night). Mainly near gales.

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.
2 hours ago
-21°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
1392 km NW
6m alt.
56 minutes ago
4°C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
1620 km NNE
16m alt.
56 minutes ago
7°C
-
30
Fresh winds from the N
(30 kph at 350).
EnderbyIslandAws
1824 km N
40m alt.
56 minutes ago
9°C
-
37
Fresh winds from the N
(37 kph at 350).
2190 km N
240m alt.
56 minutes ago
9°C
-
31
Fresh winds from the N
(31 kph at 350).
Sails Ashore Lodge
2234 km N
25m alt.
56 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 315).
Stewart Island
2235 km N
24m alt.
56 minutes ago
5°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 270).
2251 km N
52m alt.
36 minutes ago
No weather report.
7
Light winds from the NE
(7 kph at 45).
2275 km N
13m alt.
46 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2282 km N
3m alt.
36 minutes ago
No weather report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 0).

* 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.