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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Mon 09 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon morning, min -11°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Tue morning, light winds from the NW by Wed morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Thu morning, min -18°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
450
0
500
1400
50
100
km/h
40
W
65
W
60
WNW
65
W
70
W
40
WNW
20
WNW
15
NNE
35
NE
40
ESE
75
ESE
75
SE
60
SSE
25
SSW
35
NW
15
N
20
NE
50
NE
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Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
10
4
3
1
—
—
—
—
—
4
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-9
-9
-9
-10
-10
-11
-11
-11
-10
-10
-14
-15
-16
-17
-15
-14
-12
-11
min °C
-10
-10
-10
-10
-11
-11
-11
-11
-10
-11
-16
-17
-17
-18
-17
-15
-13
-12
 chill °C
-22
-23
-23
-23
-24
-23
-19
-17
-21
-23
-33
-33
-30
-29
-28
-24
-21
-23
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
4:39
—
—
4:35
—
—
4:31
—
—
4:26
—
—
4:22
—
—
4:18
—
—
Sunset
—
—
11:04
—
—
11:07
—
—
11:13
—
—
11:16
—
—
11:22
—
—
11:27

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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon morning, min -11°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Tue morning, light winds from the NW by Wed morning).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Thu morning, min -18°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Fri 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
Jang Bogo Station
873 km S
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-15°C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: clear
ASCATB183E65S
958 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the WSW
(29 kph at 247).
- km
ASCATB184E65S
968 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the WSW
(28 kph at 256).
- km
ASCATB184E64S
981 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the WSW
(29 kph at 245).
- km
Dumont Durville
1019 km WSW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-7°C
-
19
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 100).
ASCATB185E64S
1024 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the WSW
(30 kph at 252).
- km
ASCATB186E64S
1058 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the WSW
(33 kph at 247).
- km
ASCATB185E63S
1097 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the WSW
(30 kph at 238).
- km
ASCATB187E64S
1114 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the WSW
(34 kph at 246).
- km
ASCATB186E63S
1120 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the WSW
(30 kph at 241).
- 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.