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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Sat 17 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sun morning, min -24°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun night, calm by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Wed afternoon, min -19°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the W by Wed night).

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
100
150
km/h
5
SSE
10
NNW
30
NE
25
NE
40
SW
50
WSW
35
WSW
10
W
0
SW
10
SW
20
W
30
N
25
NW
40
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
WNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
2
3
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
4
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-19
-17
-16
-16
-20
-24
-22
-19
-19
-18
-13
-11
-10
-10
-11
-14
-11
min °C
-20
-19
-17
-18
-23
-24
-24
-20
-19
-19
-17
-11
-11
-10
-13
-14
-12
 chill °C
-20
-24
-28
-24
-40
-41
-39
-29
-19
-26
-27
-21
-20
-20
-23
-24
-22
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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—
6:11
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—
6:07
—
—
6:03
—
—
5:58
—
—
5:54
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—
Sunset
9:30
—
—
9:35
—
—
9:37
—
—
9:42
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—
9:45
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9:50
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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 Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sun morning, min -24°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun night, calm by Tue morning).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Wed afternoon, min -19°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the W by Wed 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.
4 hours ago
-16°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
17
Light winds from the NW
(17 kph at 310).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
1620 km NNE
16m alt.
3 hours ago
10°C
-
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 270).
EnderbyIslandAws
1824 km N
40m alt.
3 hours ago
11°C
-
48
Strong winds from the WNW
(48 kph at 290).
2190 km N
240m alt.
3 hours ago
-
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 280).
Sails Ashore Lodge
2234 km N
25m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 270).
Stewart Island
2235 km N
24m alt.
3 hours ago
11°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 270).
2251 km N
52m alt.
2 hours ago
No weather report.
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 270).
2275 km N
13m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 315).
2282 km N
3m alt.
2 hours ago
No weather report.
41
Strong winds from the SW
(41 kph at 225).
Dewe Road Yards
2287 km NNE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
Dry
15
Light winds from the W
(15 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.