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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Wed 28 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Tue night, min -18°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the ESE on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sat night, min -19°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri night, severe gales from the E by Sun morning).

Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
0
250
50
250
400
km/h
75
ENE
85
E
90
ESE
85
SE
70
SSE
55
SSE
40
SSW
30
SSW
10
SW
5
NNW
25
WNW
20
NNW
35
ENE
80
E
80
ESE
45
SSE
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Snowflake cm
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
3
3
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-12
-13
-14
-14
-15
-15
-15
-16
-16
-19
-18
-15
-13
-16
-16
-15
min °C
-13
-13
-15
-15
-15
-15
-17
-16
-18
-19
-19
-17
-16
-17
-16
-16
 chill °C
-29
-29
-32
-32
-30
-29
-29
-27
-22
-24
-30
-27
-31
-34
-32
-30
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
—
5:30
—
—
5:26
—
—
5:22
—
—
5:18
—
—
5:13
—
—
Sunset
—
—
—
10:13
—
—
10:16
—
—
10:21
—
—
10:24
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10:29

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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 -12°C on Tue night, min -18°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the ESE on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sat night, min -19°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri night, severe gales from the E by Sun 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
Williams Field
1241 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-18°C
clear
Clear
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1250 km S
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-23°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (24 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
1392 km NW
6m alt.
58 minutes ago
4°C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
1620 km NNE
16m alt.
53 minutes ago
7°C
-
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 kph at 280).
EnderbyIslandAws
1824 km N
40m alt.
53 minutes ago
8°C
-
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 280).
2190 km N
240m alt.
53 minutes ago
-
104
Extremely windy from the NW
(104 kph at 320).
Sails Ashore Lodge
2234 km N
25m alt.
53 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
Wind obs. (19 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
Stewart Island
2235 km N
24m alt.
53 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 315).
2251 km N
52m alt.
43 minutes ago
No weather report.
57
Near gales from the NW
(57 kph at 315).
2275 km N
13m alt.
43 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 0 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.