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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Sat 31 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sat night, min -18°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the ENE on Sun morning, calm by Mon afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed morning, min -21°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon night, gales from the W by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
clear
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
250
150
100
200
300
km/h
10
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NE
80
ENE
60
ESE
30
S
10
SE
5
SSE
25
WNW
35
WNW
45
WSW
35
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
30
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
1
3
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
—
—
3
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-18
-18
-16
-15
-15
-17
-16
-16
-16
-16
-20
-16
-8
-6
-6
-7
min °C
-18
-18
-17
-15
-16
-17
-17
-16
-16
-19
-21
-18
-15
-7
-6
-9
 chill °C
-24
-29
-28
-25
-32
-32
-30
-23
-16
-32
-35
-32
-26
-17
-15
-19
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
5:18
—
—
5:13
—
—
5:09
—
—
5:05
—
—
5:01
—
—
Sunset
—
—
—
10:24
—
—
10:29
—
—
10:32
—
—
10:37
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—
10:42

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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sat night, min -18°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the ENE on Sun morning, calm by Mon afternoon).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed morning, min -21°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon night, gales from the W by Thu afternoon).

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
ASCATB170E63S
587 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SW
(46 kph at 234).
- km
ASCATB171E63S
610 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SW
(46 kph at 233).
- km
ASCATB174E64S
633 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the SW
(53 kph at 230).
- km
ASCATB172E63S
636 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SW
(46 kph at 227).
- km
ASCATC174E64S
637 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the SW
(53 kph at 226).
- km
ASCATB169E62S
658 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the SW
(42 kph at 232).
- km
ASCATC175E64S
669 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the SW
(54 kph at 231).
- km
ASCATB173E63S
673 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the SW
(47 kph at 236).
- km
ASCATC173E63S
675 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the SW
(47 kph at 234).
- km
ASCATB175E64S
676 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the SW
(56 kph at 224).
- 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.