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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Sat 24 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Mon night, min -17°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat night, gales from the WNW by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Tue night, min -18°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the ESE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Thu night).

Sat
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
heavy snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
heavy snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
50
50
1400
km/h
15
E
10
SSW
10
WNW
25
WNW
50
NW
60
WNW
45
WNW
45
NW
30
NW
20
NNW
70
ENE
95
E
95
E
80
ESE
40
SE
25
S
5
WNW
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Snowflake cm
1
—
—
1
1
2
2
2
—
—
11
1
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-14
-15
-16
-17
-15
-16
-15
-13
-17
-15
-11
-11
-11
-12
-16
-17
-17
min °C
-15
-17
-17
-17
-17
-17
-15
-17
-17
-17
-13
-12
-12
-15
-16
-17
-17
 chill °C
-22
-23
-24
-28
-32
-32
-28
-29
-29
-27
-25
-28
-28
-30
-29
-28
-24
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
—
5:43
—
—
5:39
—
—
5:35
—
—
5:30
—
—
5:26
—
—
Sunset
9:57
—
—
—
10:00
—
—
10:05
—
—
10:08
—
—
10:13
—
—
10:16

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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 Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Mon night, min -17°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat night, gales from the WNW by Sun night).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Tue night, min -18°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the ESE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Thu 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
hy2b163E62S
540 km N
15m alt.
4 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the SW
(39 kph at 225).
- km
hy2b157E63S
565 km WNW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the WSW
(30 kph at 238).
- km
hy2b160E62S
573 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the SW
(31 kph at 230).
- km
hy2b168E62S
574 km NNE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SW
(50 kph at 222).
- km
hy2b156E63S
575 km WNW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the WSW
(31 kph at 240).
- km
hy2b161E62S
581 km N
15m alt.
4 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the SW
(36 kph at 230).
- km
ASCATB163E62S
584 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the SW
(38 kph at 232).
- km
hy2b162E62S
589 km N
15m alt.
4 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the SW
(40 kph at 228).
- km
ASCATB164E62S
592 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the SW
(38 kph at 231).
- km
hy2b155E63S
594 km WNW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the WSW
(33 kph at 240).
- 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.