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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 pm Sun 13 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon afternoon, min -20°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Sun night, light winds from the SW by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Thu morning, min -22°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Fri morning).

Sun
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
0
50
km/h
45
WNW
55
W
35
NW
45
WNW
10
W
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WNW
15
NNW
15
NNE
30
WNW
30
NNE
5
ENE
35
SSW
45
SSW
30
SSW
40
N
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Snowflake cm
3
1
2
3
1
4
4
1
 mm
max °C
-19
-11
-8
-7
-8
-11
-13
-13
-13
-16
-15
-12
-12
-15
-20
-20
-20
min °C
-20
-15
-9
-7
-10
-12
-13
-13
-14
-17
-18
-13
-13
-19
-20
-21
-22
 chill °C
-35
-29
-19
-17
-17
-20
-22
-22
-22
-25
-28
-24
-21
-32
-35
-30
-37
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Sunrise
7:28
7:24
7:20
7:16
7:13
Sunset
6:34
6:37
6:39
6:44
6:46
6:50

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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 night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon afternoon, min -20°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Sun night, light winds from the SW by Mon night).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Thu morning, min -22°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Fri morning).

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
Jang Bogo Station
873 km S
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-16°C
-
Wind obs. (33 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: few
Dumont Durville
1019 km WSW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-12°C
-
57
Near gales from the SE
(57 kph at 130).
28 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
1241 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-9°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
1392 km NW
6m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
No report.
39
Strong winds from the NW
(39 kph at 310).
1620 km NNE
16m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
-
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 270).
EnderbyIslandAws
1824 km N
40m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
-
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 kph at 270).
Sails Ashore Lodge
2234 km N
25m alt.
55 minutes ago
9°C
light rain
Dry
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 270).
Stewart Island
2235 km N
24m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 270).
2251 km N
52m alt.
35 minutes ago
No weather report.
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 270).
2275 km N
13m alt.
55 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.

* 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.