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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Sun 08 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun night, min -12°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat night, severe gales from the W by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Wed morning, min -19°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed afternoon, severe gales from the ESE by Thu night).

Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
150
300
100
km/h
15
SW
15
WSW
20
WNW
30
WNW
45
W
60
W
55
WNW
75
W
80
W
55
W
25
W
20
N
30
NNE
35
E
55
E
60
ESE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
1
2
1
—
2
—
—
—
—
—
12
3
2
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-10
-10
-10
-9
-9
-9
-9
-10
-11
-11
-10
-11
-10
-11
-13
-16
min °C
-11
-10
-11
-11
-9
-11
-10
-10
-12
-12
-11
-11
-10
-12
-15
-19
 chill °C
-17
-17
-19
-20
-20
-24
-22
-24
-26
-25
-20
-19
-22
-24
-31
-35
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Sunrise
—
4:43
—
—
4:39
—
—
4:35
—
—
4:31
—
—
4:26
—
—
Sunset
—
—
—
10:59
—
—
11:04
—
—
11:07
—
—
11:13
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11:16

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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 afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun night, min -12°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat night, severe gales from the W by Tue morning).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Wed morning, min -19°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed afternoon, severe gales from the ESE by Thu 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
hy2c166E63S
430 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the W
(50 kph at 265).
- km
hy2c164E63S
433 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the W
(54 kph at 268).
- km
hy2c165E63S
450 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the W
(51 kph at 268).
- km
hy2c162E63S
460 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the W
(56 kph at 265).
- km
hy2c163E63S
463 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the W
(55 kph at 268).
- km
hy2c170E64S
463 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the W
(41 kph at 278).
- km
hy2c169E64S
463 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the W
(43 kph at 280).
- km
hy2c167E63S
466 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 270).
- km
hy2c161E63S
479 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the W
(56 kph at 262).
- km
hy2c160E63S
491 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the W
(56 kph at 262).
- 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.