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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 11 pm Sun 20 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Mon morning, min -26°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Mon night, light winds from the E by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu night, min -24°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Thu morning, strong winds from the W by Sat afternoon).

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
400
km/h
35
ENE
40
E
35
SE
50
SSW
30
WSW
35
NW
20
NW
15
SSE
45
WSW
75
W
85
WSW
100
WSW
70
W
90
WNW
65
W
75
WNW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
2
2
1
1
1
 mm
max °C
-15
-13
-13
-15
-20
-25
-25
-25
-25
-18
-16
-10
-5
-6
-10
-12
min °C
-16
-13
-14
-21
-21
-26
-26
-26
-26
-21
-17
-12
-9
-8
-12
-13
 chill °C
-27
-25
-26
-37
-34
-41
-41
-39
-43
-38
-34
-28
-22
-22
-26
-28
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-16-13-14-18-21-26-26-26-26-20-17-11-7-7-11-13-12-10-11-15-17-22-22-23-23-19-18-14-8-3-6-8
Sunrise
7:01
6:58
6:54
6:50
6:46
Sunset
7:00
7:02
7:07
7:09
7:13

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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Mon morning, min -26°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Mon night, light winds from the E by Tue night).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu night, min -24°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Thu morning, strong winds from the W by Sat 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
ASCATB149E62S
914 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the SW
(42 kph at 218).
- km
ASCATB149E61S
927 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the SW
(42 kph at 221).
- km
ASCATB148E62S
959 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the SSW
(36 kph at 212).
- km
ASCATB147E62S
988 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the SSW
(32 kph at 212).
- km
ASCATB148E61S
1014 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the SW
(35 kph at 219).
- km
ASCATB146E62S
1020 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the SSW
(31 kph at 210).
- km
ASCATB145E62S
1072 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the SSW
(29 kph at 202).
- km
ASCATB147E61S
1079 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the SW
(27 kph at 227).
- km
ASCATB144E62S
1107 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the S
(27 kph at 187).
- km
ASCATB146E61S
1109 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the SW
(23 kph at 218).
- 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.