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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Fri 06 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri night, min -11°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the N on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon morning, min -16°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Mon night, light winds from the NE by Wed morning).

Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
heavy snow
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
0
0
km/h
35
NNE
70
N
45
N
20
NNW
15
NW
10
WSW
0
SW
10
WNW
35
WNW
45
W
55
W
80
W
90
W
80
W
65
W
15
SSW
20
NNE
65
NE
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
6
7
2
—
—
—
1
1
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
13
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-7
-6
-5
-9
-11
-9
-9
-9
-9
-9
-10
-10
-11
-12
-15
-14
-11
-10
min °C
-8
-6
-8
-10
-11
-10
-9
-10
-10
-9
-11
-12
-11
-13
-16
-14
-13
-11
 chill °C
-18
-18
-18
-19
-18
-16
-9
-17
-19
-20
-24
-26
-26
-28
-32
-21
-22
-23
Freezing level m
0
50
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-6-7-10-11-10-9-10-10-9-11-11-11-13-16-14-12-11-4-3-3-6-6-6-5-5-6-4-5-7-9-10-13-12-10-8
Sunrise
4:52
—
—
4:48
—
—
4:43
—
—
4:39
—
—
4:35
—
—
4:31
—
—
Sunset
—
—
10:51
—
—
10:54
—
—
10:59
—
—
11:04
—
—
11:07
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—
11:13

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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri night, min -11°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the N on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon morning, min -16°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Mon night, light winds from the NE by Wed morning).

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.
3 hours ago
-5°C
-
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 230).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Dumont Durville
1019 km WSW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-9°C
Clouds developing.
67
Gales from the SSE
(67 kph at 160).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Mcmurdo Williams
1241 km S
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-13°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: scattered
Williams Field
1241 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-11°C
clear
-
24
Moderate winds from the ENE.(Wind varies from 050 to 110 degs)
(24 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: few
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1250 km S
10m alt.
2 hours ago
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the E
(28 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: scattered
ASCATC136E64S
1324 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the S
(44 kph at 185).
- km
ASCATC136E63S
1334 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the S
(39 kph at 185).
- km
ASCATC135E64S
1362 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the S
(32 kph at 180).
- km
ASCATC134E64S
1374 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the S
(32 kph at 177).
- km
ASCATC135E63S
1379 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the S
(32 kph at 184).
- 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.