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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 11 pm Sat 19 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon morning, min -23°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly severe gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu night, min -27°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue night, stormy winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
mod snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
50
50
0
km/h
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
50
NE
55
ENE
20
ENE
40
SSE
15
SSE
35
NNW
40
NW
80
NNW
70
SSW
75
WSW
95
WSW
90
WSW
80
WNW
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Snowflake cm
3
5
3
2
1
5
1
8
 mm
max °C
-20
-20
-16
-13
-11
-11
-14
-19
-20
-19
-12
-22
-16
-12
-10
-8
min °C
-22
-20
-18
-16
-12
-12
-22
-21
-23
-25
-15
-24
-23
-13
-11
-9
 chill °C
-33
-32
-30
-27
-25
-19
-38
-30
-37
-40
-29
-43
-42
-29
-26
-23
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
7:05
7:01
6:58
6:54
6:50
Sunset
6:57
7:00
7:02
7:07
7:09

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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon morning, min -23°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly severe gales.

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu night, min -27°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue night, stormy winds from the WSW 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
ASCATB170E63S
575 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the NE
(24 kph at 43).
- km
ASCATC170E63S
577 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the NE
(24 kph at 37).
- km
ASCATB171E63S
578 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NE
(27 kph at 39).
- km
ASCATB164E62S
586 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the S
(35 kph at 172).
- km
ASCATB162E62S
587 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the SSE
(24 kph at 162).
- km
ASCATC163E62S
587 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the SSE
(25 kph at 163).
- km
ASCATB163E62S
588 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the SSE
(28 kph at 168).
- km
ASCATC164E62S
589 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the SSE
(34 kph at 167).
- km
ASCATC165E62S
594 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the S
(43 kph at 176).
- km
ASCATC162E62S
595 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
17
Light winds from the SSE
(17 kph at 161).
- 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.