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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 pm Thu 24 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu night, min -29°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Thu night, light winds from the WNW by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Wed morning, min -28°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, gales from the W by Tue afternoon).

Thu
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
light snow
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
4250
100
0
km/h
100
WSW
95
W
95
WNW
90
W
80
W
65
W
55
SW
20
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
ESE
20
ENE
30
NE
30
NNE
40
NW
55
W
45
WSW
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Snowflake cm
4
 mm
max °C
-11
-7
-10
-14
-22
-24
-28
-27
-28
-27
-28
-27
-26
-25
-23
-21
-18
min °C
-11
-9
-12
-20
-22
-26
-29
-28
-28
-27
-28
-27
-28
-26
-24
-21
-23
 chill °C
-26
-23
-28
-38
-40
-45
-49
-41
-40
-36
-28
-40
-43
-41
-39
-38
-40
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-8-11-17-22-25-29-28-28-27-28-27-27-26-24-21-21-12-6-6-15-21-23-26-25-26-24-25-24-22-23-22-19-21
Sunrise
6:46
6:41
7:37
6:33
6:30
Sunset
7:09
7:13
7:15
8:20
7:22
7:25

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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 -7°C on Thu night, min -29°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Thu night, light winds from the WNW by Sun morning).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Wed morning, min -28°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, gales from the W by Tue afternoon).

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.
2 hours ago
-22°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
26
Moderate winds from the SE.(Wind varies from 090 to 150 degs)
(26 kph at 130).
4.0 km
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
1392 km NW
6m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
1620 km NNE
16m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
-
13
Light winds from the WSW
(13 kph at 240).
EnderbyIslandAws
1824 km N
40m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
-
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
2190 km N
240m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
-
28
Moderate winds from the SW
(28 kph at 230).
Sails Ashore Lodge
2234 km N
25m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 270).
Stewart Island
2235 km N
24m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 270).
2251 km N
52m alt.
56 minutes ago
No weather report.
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 270).
2275 km N
13m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 315).
2282 km N
3m alt.
56 minutes ago
No weather report.
24
Moderate winds from the SW
(24 kph at 225).

* 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.