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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Tue 13 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Tue night, min -26°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SE by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sat night, min -25°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
clear
Cloud base (m)
200
50
0
150
50
50
50
km/h
55
SSW
80
W
65
W
45
WNW
45
W
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
W
35
W
20
SE
10
ESE
15
E
5
WNW
20
WNW
15
N
10
S
20
SW
20
SW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-18
-16
-14
-14
-14
-17
-22
-22
-23
-25
-24
-23
-22
-20
-15
-16
-18
-19
min °C
-19
-18
-18
-16
-17
-22
-23
-23
-26
-25
-25
-24
-23
-22
-17
-17
-19
-19
 chill °C
-35
-35
-33
-29
-31
-37
-39
-39
-39
-36
-34
-35
-29
-33
-28
-26
-30
-30
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-19-17-16-15-16-20-23-23-25-25-25-24-23-21-16-17-19-19-15-13-13-10-12-18-20-20-23-21-19-19-19-17-14-14-15-17
Sunrise
6:31
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—
6:28
—
—
6:24
—
—
6:18
—
—
6:15
—
—
6:11
—
—
Sunset
—
9:15
—
—
9:20
—
—
9:23
—
—
9:27
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—
9:30
—
—
9:35
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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Tue night, min -26°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SE by Thu night).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sat night, min -25°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

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
-21°C
clear
Clear
17
Light winds from the ESE.(Wind varies from 080 to 140 degs)
(17 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1250 km S
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-22°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
ASCATC137E63S
1306 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the NNW
(34 kph at 328).
- km
ASCATC136E63S
1342 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NNW
(36 kph at 346).
- km
ASCATC137E62S
1353 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NNW
(33 kph at 331).
- km
ASCATC135E64S
1360 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the NNW
(28 kph at 343).
- km
ASCATC134E64S
1372 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NNW
(33 kph at 346).
- km
ASCATC135E63S
1385 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the N
(29 kph at 349).
- km
ASCATC138E61S
1386 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NW
(39 kph at 325).
- km
1392 km NW
6m alt.
3 hours ago
4°C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).

* 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.