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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 pm Thu 17 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sun morning, min -26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon morning, min -20°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the ENE on Mon morning, light winds from the NW by Tue morning).

Thu
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
km/h
25
WSW
10
WSW
0
E
5
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
WNW
15
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
30
N
100
ENE
55
NNW
60
N
20
N
25
W
30
WSW
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Snowflake cm
1
10
4
2
2
2
1
 mm
max °C
-21
-23
-25
-25
-25
-24
-23
-22
-20
-19
-12
-8
-8
-12
-19
-17
-17
min °C
-21
-25
-25
-25
-26
-25
-23
-22
-22
-20
-18
-12
-11
-15
-19
-17
-18
 chill °C
-32
-25
-25
-30
-36
-32
-31
-31
-34
-32
-29
-28
-24
-26
-30
-27
-30
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-21-24-25-25-26-25-23-22-21-20-15-10-10-14-19-17-18-19-22-22-21-23-23-21-22-19-17-12-8-6-10-16-14-15
Sunrise
7:13
7:09
7:05
7:01
6:58
Sunset
6:46
6:50
6:53
6:57
7:00
7:02

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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sun morning, min -26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon morning, min -20°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the ENE on Mon morning, light winds from the NW by Tue morning).

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
hy2c182E65S
902 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NNW
(50 kph at 348).
- km
hy2c182E64S
912 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NNW
(49 kph at 348).
- km
hy2c183E64S
949 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NNW
(49 kph at 348).
- km
hy2c183E65S
953 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the N
(51 kph at 352).
- km
hy2c183E63S
981 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NNW
(51 kph at 345).
- km
hy2c184E65S
989 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the N
(50 kph at 350).
- km
hy2c184E64S
1022 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the N
(49 kph at 350).
- km
hy2c185E65S
1031 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the N
(53 kph at 352).
- km
hy2c184E63S
1052 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NNW
(51 kph at 345).
- km
hy2c185E64S
1059 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the N
(49 kph at 350).
- 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.