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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Sun 08 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon morning, min -12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed night, min -17°C on Thu night). Mainly severe gales.

Sun
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
200
400
200
400
1400
km/h
25
WNW
35
WNW
50
W
60
W
60
WNW
55
W
75
W
45
W
20
WNW
25
NNE
35
NE
5
E
40
ESE
65
ESE
55
SSE
30
SSE
30
NNW
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Snowflake cm
—
1
1
—
2
1
—
—
—
2
13
3
2
1
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-11
-10
-9
-9
-9
-10
-11
-11
-11
-10
-9
-11
-13
-15
-17
-17
-16
min °C
-11
-12
-9
-9
-9
-10
-12
-12
-11
-11
-10
-12
-14
-17
-17
-17
-17
 chill °C
-20
-24
-20
-21
-22
-22
-26
-25
-19
-20
-15
-21
-28
-32
-32
-28
-25
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-11-9-9-9-10-12-12-11-11-10-12-14-16-17-17-17-6-6-4-5-5-6-9-12-10-8-7-8-9-12-13-12-12
Sunrise
—
—
4:39
—
—
4:35
—
—
4:31
—
—
4:26
—
—
4:22
—
—
Sunset
—
10:59
—
—
11:04
—
—
11:07
—
—
11:13
—
—
11:16
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11:22

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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 Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon morning, min -12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Wed morning).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed night, min -17°C on Thu night). Mainly severe gales.

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.
1 hour ago
-10°C
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Dumont Durville
1019 km WSW
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-6°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
22
Moderate winds from the E
(22 kph at 100).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
1241 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-14°C
light snow
Light snow.
22
Moderate winds from the ENE
(22 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
1392 km NW
6m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
1620 km NNE
16m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
-
20
Moderate winds from the WSW
(20 kph at 250).
EnderbyIslandAws
1824 km N
40m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
-
24
Moderate winds from the WSW
(24 kph at 240).
2190 km N
240m alt.
1 hour ago
-
20
Moderate winds from the SE
(20 kph at 130).
WilkinsRunwayEast
2216 km SW
755m alt.
1 hour ago
-12°C
-
37
Fresh winds from the E
(37 kph at 80).
Stewart Island
2235 km N
24m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
2251 km N
52m alt.
48 minutes ago
No weather report.
22
Moderate winds from the SE
(22 kph at 135).

* 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.