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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Sat 17 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sun morning, min -25°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed afternoon, min -19°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed night, light winds from the ENE by Thu night).

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
50
50
km/h
25
ENE
5
SE
10
N
25
NE
20
NE
40
WSW
45
WSW
30
WSW
15
SW
20
WSW
30
WSW
35
W
30
WNW
25
NNW
35
WSW
30
W
35
W
5
ENE
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Weather map
Snowflake cm
3
—
—
2
3
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
3
—
1
2
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-17
-19
-18
-16
-17
-20
-24
-23
-20
-18
-16
-11
-8
-7
-8
-9
-10
-10
min °C
-18
-20
-18
-17
-18
-24
-25
-25
-22
-19
-17
-15
-9
-7
-10
-10
-10
-11
 chill °C
-27
-24
-22
-28
-23
-41
-41
-40
-32
-29
-28
-26
-18
-15
-20
-20
-20
-19
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-18-20-18-17-18-22-25-24-21-19-17-13-9-7-9-10-10-11-14-15-15-14-14-17-19-19-19-17-14-13-9-5-5-6-5-8
Sunrise
6:15
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:07
—
—
6:03
—
—
5:58
—
—
5:54
—
—
Sunset
—
9:30
—
—
9:35
—
—
9:37
—
—
9:42
—
—
9:45
—
—
9:50
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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 Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sun morning, min -25°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed afternoon, min -19°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed night, light winds from the ENE 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
Jang Bogo Station
873 km S
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-21°C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: scattered
Dumont Durville
1019 km WSW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-20°C
-
56
Near gales from the SE
(56 kph at 140).
Williams Field
1241 km S
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-20°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
8.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
1392 km NW
6m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
1620 km NNE
16m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
-
50
Strong winds from the W
(50 kph at 270).
EnderbyIslandAws
1824 km N
40m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
-
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 270).
2190 km N
240m alt.
2 hours ago
-
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 260).
WilkinsRunwayEast
2216 km SW
755m alt.
2 hours ago
-22°C
-
72
Gales from the E
(72 kph at 100).
Sails Ashore Lodge
2234 km N
25m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
Stewart Island
2235 km N
24m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 270).

* 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.