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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Tue 03 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed afternoon, min -19°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Tue morning, strong winds from the WNW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri night, min -14°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the W by Sun night).

Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
100
200
150
150
km/h
20
NW
35
W
40
W
40
N
35
NW
35
W
25
WSW
35
W
35
WNW
25
NNW
35
NE
45
N
25
N
10
N
20
SW
15
SSW
15
W
45
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
—
—
3
3
—
—
—
—
—
4
10
—
—
5
1
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-17
-19
-13
-7
-6
-7
-13
-11
-10
-8
-7
-4
-6
-6
-7
-13
-14
-10
min °C
-18
-19
-18
-10
-6
-11
-13
-12
-11
-9
-8
-6
-6
-7
-11
-14
-14
-14
 chill °C
-28
-32
-32
-21
-15
-20
-22
-23
-22
-18
-17
-16
-14
-11
-20
-20
-21
-24
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
100
100
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-18-19-16-9-6-9-13-12-11-9-8-5-6-7-9-14-14-12-13-13-13-7-3-7-10-8-7-4-3-2-2-2-5-9-9-8
Sunrise
5:05
—
—
5:01
—
—
4:56
—
—
4:52
—
—
4:48
—
—
4:43
—
—
Sunset
—
—
10:37
—
—
10:42
—
—
10:45
—
—
10:51
—
—
10:54
—
—
10:59

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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 Wed morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed afternoon, min -19°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Tue morning, strong winds from the WNW by Thu night).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri night, min -14°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the W by Sun 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
ASCATB162E62S
495 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the WNW
(44 kph at 287).
- km
ASCATC163E62S
499 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the WNW
(37 kph at 287).
- km
ASCATB163E62S
501 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the WNW
(37 kph at 297).
- km
ASCATC162E62S
503 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the WNW
(37 kph at 288).
- km
ASCATC164E62S
507 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the WNW
(37 kph at 294).
- km
ASCATC167E63S
512 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 267).
- km
ASCATB165E62S
513 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the W
(38 kph at 272).
- km
ASCATC165E62S
517 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 278).
- km
ASCATC168E63S
517 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the W
(38 kph at 263).
- km
ASCATB164E62S
519 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the WNW
(35 kph at 297).
- 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.