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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 pm Mon 14 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon afternoon, min -22°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sun morning, min -24°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the E by Sat night).

Mon
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
100
50
km/h
55
WNW
35
W
35
SW
30
WSW
20
WNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
45
NW
10
WSW
30
WSW
30
SSW
25
WNW
35
NNW
30
NNE
20
NNW
15
N
15
NE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
3
1
1
1
 mm
max °C
-8
-9
-12
-13
-12
-12
-17
-18
-18
-21
-22
-20
-19
-18
-18
-16
-13
min °C
-9
-11
-13
-13
-13
-13
-20
-22
-21
-21
-24
-23
-19
-19
-18
-17
-15
 chill °C
-20
-21
-24
-23
-22
-24
-34
-37
-32
-34
-35
-36
-32
-31
-28
-26
-23
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:24
7:20
7:16
7:13
7:09
Sunset
6:37
6:39
6:44
6:46
6:50
6:53

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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 -8°C on Mon afternoon, min -22°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Thu morning).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sun morning, min -24°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the E by Sat 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
ASCATB184E65S
981 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the NNW
(60 kph at 339).
- km
ASCATB185E65S
998 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the NNW
(62 kph at 342).
- km
ASCATB183E64S
1010 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NNW
(53 kph at 336).
- km
Dumont Durville
1019 km WSW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-18°C
-
19
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 100).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB184E64S
1044 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NNW
(54 kph at 341).
- km
ASCATB183E63S
1070 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the NNW
(55 kph at 337).
- km
ASCATB186E65S
1073 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
66
Gales from the N
(66 kph at 349).
- km
ASCATB182E62S
1092 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NNW
(53 kph at 334).
- km
ASCATB185E64S
1097 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the NNW
(63 kph at 345).
- km
ASCATB183E62S
1103 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NNW
(53 kph at 333).
- 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.