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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 pm Mon 21 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu morning, min -27°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, extremely windy from the WSW by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri morning, min -30°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the S by Sat afternoon).

Mon
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
mod snow
light snow
light snow
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
150
km/h
35
SSE
50
SSW
35
WSW
30
NW
20
WNW
15
W
35
WSW
75
W
105
WSW
100
WSW
90
W
85
WNW
100
NW
80
W
30
W
5
S
5
N
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
6
2
4
 mm
max °C
-14
-18
-20
-25
-26
-26
-25
-17
-11
-11
-8
-7
-8
-20
-28
-29
-23
min °C
-16
-21
-21
-26
-27
-26
-26
-22
-13
-11
-9
-8
-12
-26
-29
-30
-28
 chill °C
-29
-37
-34
-41
-42
-36
-42
-40
-30
-26
-23
-21
-26
-43
-40
-36
-39
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-15-20-21-26-27-26-26-20-12-11-9-8-10-23-29-30-26-13-17-18-22-23-23-23-20-16-13-7-3-6-22-26-26-24
Sunrise
6:58
6:54
6:50
6:46
6:41
Sunset
7:00
7:02
7:07
7:09
7:13
7:15

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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu morning, min -27°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, extremely windy from the WSW by Thu morning).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri morning, min -30°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the S by Sat 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.
3 hours ago
-14°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
17
Light winds from the N.(Wind varies from 210 to 020 degs)
(17 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Low: 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.
2 hours ago
4°C
-
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 kph at 270).
lightning
1751 km NW
0m alt.
51 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
EnderbyIslandAws
1824 km N
40m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
-
41
Strong winds from the WNW
(41 kph at 290).
lightning
2096 km NW
0m alt.
38 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
Sails Ashore Lodge
2234 km N
25m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 315).
Stewart Island
2235 km N
24m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 270).
2251 km N
52m alt.
56 minutes ago
No weather report.
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 270).
2275 km N
13m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
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.