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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Sun 11 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun morning, min -20°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun night, stormy winds from the SE by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Wed night, min -23°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu night, moderate winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
100
200
300
50
100
100
100
km/h
40
ENE
50
NE
15
NNW
35
ESE
55
E
65
SE
60
S
75
W
80
WSW
40
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
45
SW
45
WSW
50
SW
40
WSW
50
SW
20
WSW
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Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
13
7
2
1
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-6
-6
-7
-13
-16
-16
-18
-19
-15
-17
-17
-16
-22
-22
-19
-19
-19
-17
min °C
-7
-7
-10
-15
-16
-20
-18
-19
-17
-18
-17
-20
-22
-23
-23
-20
-20
-20
 chill °C
-19
-16
-17
-28
-31
-37
-34
-36
-34
-32
-29
-35
-38
-39
-39
-34
-35
-30
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-7-9-14-16-18-18-19-16-18-17-18-22-23-21-20-20-19-8-6-8-12-14-16-14-13-12-12-11-17-21-20-20-18-18-21
Sunrise
6:39
—
—
6:35
—
—
6:31
—
—
6:28
—
—
6:24
—
—
6:18
—
—
Sunset
—
9:08
—
—
9:13
—
—
9:15
—
—
9:20
—
—
9:23
—
—
9:27
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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun morning, min -20°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun night, stormy winds from the SE by Mon night).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Wed night, min -23°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu night, moderate winds from the WSW by Fri 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
ASCATB166E62S
529 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the NNE
(43 kph at 12).
- km
ASCATB163E62S
530 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NNE
(40 kph at 18).
- km
ASCATB164E62S
534 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the NNE
(41 kph at 18).
- km
ASCATB167E62S
539 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the N
(41 kph at 8).
- km
ASCATC167E62S
543 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the N
(41 kph at 8).
- km
ASCATC166E62S
546 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the N
(42 kph at 9).
- km
ASCATB165E62S
546 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the NNE
(43 kph at 16).
- km
ASCATB168E62S
550 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the N
(41 kph at 9).
- km
ASCATC168E62S
551 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the N
(41 kph at 9).
- km
ASCATC169E62S
567 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the N
(40 kph at 10).
- 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.