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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Tue 29 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Wed night, min -26°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed night, stormy winds from the W by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon morning, min -23°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Sat morning, stormy winds from the WSW by Mon morning).

Tue
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
50
150
150
50
1250
km/h
25
W
35
W
55
WNW
60
W
15
NW
55
WSW
70
W
90
W
45
W
45
W
50
WSW
25
W
35
NNW
85
W
65
SW
35
WSW
65
W
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
4
3
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-26
-25
-23
-16
-15
-25
-23
-15
-15
-16
-15
-13
-12
-15
-19
-19
-11
min °C
-26
-26
-25
-20
-19
-25
-25
-21
-16
-18
-22
-13
-12
-23
-19
-19
-17
 chill °C
-40
-41
-43
-37
-33
-43
-44
-40
-29
-33
-38
-22
-23
-42
-36
-32
-31
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-26-26-24-18-17-25-24-18-16-17-19-13-12-19-19-19-14-22-22-21-16-16-25-22-19-17-17-22-16-12-16-19-18-15
Sunrise
—
—
7:24
—
—
7:20
—
—
7:16
—
—
7:11
—
—
7:07
—
—
Sunset
8:28
—
—
8:30
—
—
8:35
—
—
8:37
—
—
8:42
—
—
8:45
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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 -15°C on Wed night, min -26°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed night, stormy winds from the W by Thu night).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon morning, min -23°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Sat morning, stormy winds from the WSW by Mon morning).

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
Dumont Durville
1019 km WSW
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-19°C
-
7
Light winds from the SSE
(7 kph at 150).
50 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATB185E64S
1092 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the SSW
(55 kph at 206).
- km
ASCATB186E64S
1103 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
56
Near gales from the SSW
(56 kph at 205).
- km
ASCATB188E65S
1144 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
65
Gales from the S
(65 kph at 186).
- km
ASCATB185E63S
1152 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the SSW
(57 kph at 198).
- km
ASCATB187E64S
1180 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the SSW
(58 kph at 204).
- km
ASCATB186E63S
1185 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the SSW
(57 kph at 205).
- km
ASCATB188E64S
1204 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the SSW
(58 kph at 198).
- km
ASCATB185E62S
1218 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the SSW
(54 kph at 209).
- km
ASCATB189E65S
1225 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the SSW
(58 kph at 193).
- 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.