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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Thu 08 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat night, min -13°C on Fri morning). Mainly severe gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun morning, min -16°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Mon morning, light winds from the S by Tue morning).

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
450
250
km/h
55
W
65
W
50
WNW
45
W
50
W
50
WNW
65
W
85
W
30
W
50
ENE
55
NNE
25
NW
75
W
25
WNW
30
SSW
15
SW
5
ESE
20
E
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
4
12
9
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-11
-12
-11
-13
-12
-11
-10
-8
-6
-5
-5
-6
-11
-10
-12
-16
-15
-16
min °C
-12
-12
-12
-13
-13
-12
-10
-9
-7
-6
-6
-9
-12
-10
-16
-16
-15
-16
 chill °C
-26
-26
-26
-26
-26
-24
-23
-23
-18
-16
-15
-22
-27
-18
-26
-24
-20
-25
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-12-12-13-13-12-10-9-7-6-6-8-12-10-14-16-15-16-9-7-8-9-7-9-9-9-10-7-4-5-9-7-12-14-12-14
Sunrise
6:52
—
—
6:48
—
—
6:43
—
—
6:39
—
—
6:35
—
—
6:31
—
—
Sunset
—
8:59
—
—
9:01
—
—
9:06
—
—
9:08
—
—
9:13
—
—
9:15
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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat night, min -13°C on Fri morning). Mainly severe gales.

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun morning, min -16°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Mon morning, light winds from the S by Tue 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
ASCATC162E62S
538 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WNW
(39 kph at 284).
- km
ASCATC161E62S
545 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the WNW
(44 kph at 287).
- km
ASCATB159E62S
586 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WNW
(39 kph at 288).
- km
ASCATC160E62S
597 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the WNW
(34 kph at 285).
- km
ASCATC162E61S
597 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the WNW
(34 kph at 286).
- km
ASCATC159E62S
598 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the WNW
(33 kph at 291).
- km
ASCATC161E61S
614 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the WNW
(32 kph at 289).
- km
ASCATC157E62S
615 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WNW
(39 kph at 296).
- km
ASCATC160E61S
620 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the WNW
(33 kph at 289).
- km
ASCATC158E62S
623 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the WNW
(33 kph at 301).
- 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.