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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 am Tue 22 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu night, min -27°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, extremely windy from the WSW by Thu morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri morning, min -29°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Fri morning, light winds from the NNW by Sat night).

Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
cloudy
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
100
50
100
50
km/h
25
WSW
35
NW
25
WNW
5
SW
35
WSW
70
W
110
WSW
95
WSW
85
W
75
WNW
75
NW
65
WSW
25
SW
25
NW
10
NNW
25
W
15
W
30
WSW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
5
4
5
2
 mm
max °C
-20
-26
-25
-25
-26
-17
-11
-11
-7
-7
-8
-13
-25
-26
-24
-24
-26
-27
min °C
-22
-26
-27
-26
-26
-23
-13
-11
-9
-8
-9
-28
-27
-28
-29
-24
-27
-28
 chill °C
-36
-41
-41
-38
-42
-41
-30
-26
-23
-22
-20
-46
-41
-41
-42
-37
-40
-42
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-21-26-26-26-26-20-12-11-8-8-9-21-26-27-27-24-27-28-18-22-23-22-22-20-16-13-7-4-4-18-24-23-25-24-23-24
Sunrise
6:58
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 light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu night, min -27°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, extremely windy from the WSW by Thu morning).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri morning, min -29°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Fri morning, light winds from the NNW by Sat 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
Dumont Durville
1019 km WSW
111m alt.
4 hours ago
-27°C
-
7
Light winds from the SSE
(7 kph at 160).
Williams Field
1241 km S
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-17°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
Wind obs. (63 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
4.6 km
Mid: overcast
1392 km NW
6m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (31 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC134E63S
1463 km WSW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
54
Near gales from the WSW
(54 kph at 254).
- km
ASCATC133E63S
1518 km WSW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
56
Near gales from the W
(56 kph at 266).
- km
ASCATC133E62S
1545 km WSW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
57
Near gales from the W
(57 kph at 268).
- km
ASCATC132E63S
1551 km WSW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
56
Near gales from the W
(56 kph at 265).
- km
ASCATC131E63S
1604 km WSW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WSW
(51 kph at 258).
- km
1620 km NNE
16m alt.
3 hours ago
6°C
-
35
Fresh winds from the NNW
(35 kph at 330).
ASCATC132E62S
1628 km WSW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
60
Near gales from the W
(60 kph at 269).
- 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.