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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 am Sun 13 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon morning, min -21°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Sun night, light winds from the WNW by Mon afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu morning, min -24°C on Fri morning). Mainly strong winds.

Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
snow showers
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
clear
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
clear
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
0
150
0
km/h
35
W
50
WNW
50
W
30
NNW
25
WNW
15
WSW
40
WSW
35
W
25
WNW
40
N
25
WNW
30
NNW
25
N
20
NNW
30
SSW
45
SW
40
S
10
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
2
4
1
1
 mm
max °C
-21
-19
-11
-8
-8
-9
-13
-13
-13
-15
-19
-12
-11
-11
-14
-22
-22
-20
min °C
-21
-19
-15
-9
-9
-12
-14
-13
-14
-19
-20
-18
-11
-12
-19
-24
-23
-22
 chill °C
-35
-34
-29
-18
-15
-23
-26
-24
-25
-31
-32
-29
-20
-18
-34
-39
-38
-28
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:33
7:28
7:24
7:20
7:16
7:13
Sunset
6:34
6:37
6:39
6:44
6:46
6:50

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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 night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon morning, min -21°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Sun night, light winds from the WNW by Mon afternoon).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu morning, min -24°C on Fri morning). Mainly strong winds.

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
Jang Bogo Station
873 km S
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-18°C
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: clear
Dumont Durville
1019 km WSW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-16°C
-
26
Moderate winds from the SE
(26 kph at 140).
ASCATB189E65S
1178 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NW
(42 kph at 312).
- km
ASCATB190E65S
1222 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the NW
(34 kph at 311).
- km
ASCATB189E64S
1223 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NW
(32 kph at 315).
- km
ASCATB190E64S
1235 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 kph at 311).
- km
Williams Field
1241 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-14°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
91
Stormy winds from the SSW.(Wind varies from 170 to 230 degs)
(91 kph at 200).
4.2 km
High: overcast
ASCATB191E65S
1267 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the WNW
(19 kph at 293).
- km
ASCATB191E64S
1273 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
- km
ASCATB192E64S
1341 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 311).
- 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.