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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 11 pm Tue 15 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Tue night, min -24°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Wed night, light winds from the NW by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon morning, min -24°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Fri night, severe gales from the NE by Sun night).

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
0
km/h
20
NW
35
NNW
35
NW
45
WNW
10
S
25
W
35
SW
10
W
5
N
20
NNE
25
N
20
NNW
30
WNW
40
WNW
40
NW
50
NNE
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
1
4
1
1
1
4
 mm
max °C
-11
-12
-17
-16
-17
-20
-23
-24
-24
-24
-23
-20
-19
-19
-16
-12
min °C
-13
-13
-22
-21
-18
-22
-24
-24
-24
-24
-24
-23
-20
-19
-18
-15
 chill °C
-22
-24
-37
-36
-27
-36
-38
-32
-30
-34
-37
-34
-32
-32
-31
-27
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:20
7:16
7:13
7:09
7:05
Sunset
6:44
6:46
6:50
6:53
6:57

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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 Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Tue night, min -24°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Wed night, light winds from the NW by Fri morning).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon morning, min -24°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Fri night, severe gales from the NE 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
ASCATB162E62S
584 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the NNW
(34 kph at 345).
- km
ASCATC170E63S
585 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the WNW
(23 kph at 298).
- km
ASCATB163E62S
588 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NNW
(27 kph at 337).
- km
ASCATB164E62S
592 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the NNW
(28 kph at 340).
- km
ASCATC165E62S
593 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the NNW
(22 kph at 344).
- km
ASCATB171E63S
597 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the NW
(25 kph at 310).
- km
ASCATB165E62S
597 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the NNW
(23 kph at 343).
- km
ASCATB166E62S
601 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the NNW
(25 kph at 339).
- km
ASCATC171E63S
602 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 297).
- km
ASCATC166E62S
608 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NNW
(31 kph at 341).
- 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.