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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Tue 10 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Tue afternoon, min -19°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NW by Wed afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sat afternoon, min -19°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, near gales from the NE by Sat afternoon).

Tue
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
150
150
0
250
300
100
100
km/h
65
W
25
WNW
20
W
15
NW
30
ENE
40
ESE
55
ESE
30
SE
25
SE
0
ENE
20
NW
35
NE
60
NE
20
ENE
55
E
55
ESE
40
ESE
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
3
2
1
—
—
—
—
1
5
6
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-10
-11
-13
-13
-12
-12
-15
-16
-18
-18
-16
-12
-11
-11
-16
-17
-17
min °C
-10
-13
-13
-13
-13
-13
-16
-17
-19
-19
-18
-14
-13
-15
-16
-17
-19
 chill °C
-23
-23
-22
-20
-22
-26
-30
-30
-28
-19
-27
-26
-27
-28
-30
-32
-29
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
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—
4:31
—
—
4:26
—
—
4:22
—
—
4:18
—
—
4:13
—
—
Sunset
—
11:07
—
—
11:13
—
—
11:16
—
—
11:22
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—
11:27
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11:31

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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 Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Tue afternoon, min -19°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NW by Wed afternoon).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sat afternoon, min -19°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, near gales from the NE by Sat 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
Dumont Durville
1019 km WSW
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-7°C
-
19
Light winds from the ESE
(19 kph at 120).
50 km
Mid: few
Williams Field
1241 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-10°C
light snow
Light snow.
11
Light winds from the ENE
(11 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
1392 km NW
6m alt.
3 hours ago
4°C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
1620 km NNE
16m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
-
17
Light winds from the NNE
(17 kph at 20).
ASCATB202E65S
1778 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the NW
(26 kph at 306).
- km
ASCATB203E65S
1824 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the NW
(23 kph at 308).
- km
ASCATB202E64S
1824 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the WNW
(25 kph at 299).
- km
EnderbyIslandAws
1824 km N
40m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
-
22
Moderate winds from the N
(22 kph at 10).
ASCATB204E65S
1860 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the WNW
(25 kph at 286).
- km
ASCATB203E64S
1876 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the WNW
(23 kph at 302).
- 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.