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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Fri 02 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat afternoon, min -25°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the N on Sat morning, stormy winds from the W by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue night, min -13°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the NW by Wed afternoon).

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
snow showers
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
clear
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
0
550
50
2250
1250
1650
km/h
70
W
60
W
70
W
70
W
30
N
55
NNW
45
WSW
45
SSW
55
WNW
50
NW
55
WSW
45
W
60
W
60
WSW
30
N
60
NNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
3
9
1
—
—
7
—
—
—
—
1
11
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-16
-15
-17
-12
-11
-9
-18
-22
-15
-10
-11
-11
-12
-10
-9
-4
min °C
-19
-16
-17
-17
-12
-17
-25
-23
-19
-12
-11
-13
-13
-11
-10
-6
 chill °C
-36
-31
-33
-34
-22
-31
-42
-39
-34
-26
-23
-25
-25
-24
-20
-16
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
7:16
—
—
7:11
—
—
7:07
—
—
7:03
—
—
7:00
—
—
Sunset
—
—
8:37
—
—
8:42
—
—
8:45
—
—
8:47
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—
8:52
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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat afternoon, min -25°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the N on Sat morning, stormy winds from the W by Sun afternoon).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue night, min -13°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the NW by Wed 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
ASCATB171E63S
617 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the W
(51 kph at 273).
- km
ASCATB172E63S
634 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the W
(54 kph at 270).
- km
ASCATB173E63S
680 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the W
(59 kph at 268).
- km
ASCATC173E63S
681 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the W
(55 kph at 265).
- km
ASCATB170E62S
682 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the WNW
(37 kph at 295).
- km
ASCATB174E63S
690 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the W
(58 kph at 267).
- km
ASCATC174E63S
700 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the W
(58 kph at 264).
- km
ASCATC176E64S
705 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the WSW
(63 kph at 247).
- km
ASCATB171E62S
709 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the W
(42 kph at 280).
- km
ASCATB176E64S
710 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the WSW
(63 kph at 242).
- 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.