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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Fri 09 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun morning, min -13°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Sat morning, light winds from the W by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon morning, min -20°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Mon afternoon, near gales from the E by Tue afternoon).

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
mod snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
100
50
200
300
1250
km/h
50
W
55
W
50
WNW
80
W
85
WSW
20
WNW
70
NE
60
N
40
NNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
SE
30
SE
50
E
35
E
35
N
25
NW
15
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
7
9
4
4
—
7
1
—
—
—
—
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-13
-12
-11
-8
-5
-4
-2
-4
-6
-8
-9
-13
-18
-18
-17
-18
-18
-18
min °C
-13
-13
-13
-10
-7
-5
-5
-4
-7
-9
-11
-18
-19
-18
-18
-19
-19
-20
 chill °C
-26
-26
-25
-24
-20
-14
-16
-14
-17
-19
-17
-29
-31
-33
-31
-31
-31
-30
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-13-12-9-6-5-4-4-7-9-10-16-19-18-18-19-19-19-9-7-9-9-8-8-4-2-3-7-8-13-15-14-15-15-14-15
Sunrise
6:48
—
—
6:43
—
—
6:39
—
—
6:35
—
—
6:31
—
—
6:28
—
—
Sunset
—
9:01
—
—
9:06
—
—
9:08
—
—
9:13
—
—
9:15
—
—
9:20
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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun morning, min -13°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Sat morning, light winds from the W by Sun night).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon morning, min -20°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Mon afternoon, near gales from the E by Tue 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
SANTA FECITOLA
668 km S
205m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (4 kph from 87 degs) was rejected.
Dumont Durville
1015 km WSW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-8°C
-
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 220).
50 km
Mid: scattered
Williams Field
1237 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-18°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the ENE
(24 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1246 km S
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-19°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 30).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
SHIP10809
1387 km NW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
6°C
0
Calm
(0 kph at 350).
1392 km NW
6m alt.
3 hours ago
4°C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
1620 km NNE
16m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
-
15
Light winds from the NNW
(15 kph at 330).
EnderbyIslandAws
1824 km N
40m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
-
15
Light winds from the NNW
(15 kph at 340).
2190 km N
240m alt.
1 hour ago
-
17
Light winds from the ESE
(17 kph at 110).
Sails Ashore Lodge
2234 km N
25m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).

* 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.