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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 pm Tue 22 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu night, min -26°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed morning, extremely windy from the WSW by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri afternoon, min -27°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Fri night, light winds from the S by Sun night).

Tue
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
mod snow
light snow
light snow
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
clear
some clouds
some clouds
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
150
200
km/h
40
WNW
30
NW
10
NW
30
W
75
W
105
WSW
100
WSW
90
W
80
WNW
65
WNW
100
W
65
WNW
30
NNW
15
S
35
SW
30
SW
15
S
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Snowflake cm
6
5
3
 mm
max °C
-26
-25
-24
-26
-16
-12
-11
-7
-7
-9
-21
-24
-24
-24
-26
-26
-27
min °C
-26
-26
-25
-26
-23
-12
-12
-9
-8
-14
-26
-24
-24
-26
-27
-27
-27
 chill °C
-42
-41
-36
-40
-41
-28
-27
-23
-21
-30
-46
-42
-38
-41
-43
-40
-38
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-26-26-25-26-20-12-12-8-8-12-24-24-24-25-27-27-27-22-22-21-23-19-15-13-7-4-8-22-21-20-22-25-25-24
Sunrise
6:54
6:50
6:46
6:41
7:37
Sunset
7:02
7:07
7:09
7:13
7:15
8:20

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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu night, min -26°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed morning, extremely windy from the WSW by Wed night).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri afternoon, min -27°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Fri night, light winds from the S by Sun 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
Williams Field
1241 km S
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-20°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
Wind obs. (57 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
2.1 km
Mid: overcast
1392 km NW
6m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (31 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
1620 km NNE
16m alt.
3 hours ago
3°C
-
30
Fresh winds from the WSW
(30 kph at 250).
EnderbyIslandAws
1824 km N
40m alt.
3 hours ago
6°C
-
35
Fresh winds from the WSW
(35 kph at 240).
Stewart Island
2235 km N
24m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 270).
2251 km N
52m alt.
57 minutes ago
No weather report.
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 270).
2275 km N
13m alt.
57 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
2282 km N
3m alt.
57 minutes ago
No weather report.
72
Gales from the W
(72 kph at 270).
Tisbury
2287 km N
16m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
Dry
26
Moderate winds from the SW
(26 kph at 225).
Dewe Road Yards
2287 km NNE
8m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
9
Light winds from the W
(9 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.