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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Mon 19 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed morning, min -25°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Mon morning, calm by Wed afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Thu night, min -15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu night, calm by Fri night).

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
snow showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
200
100
50
km/h
50
WSW
45
W
40
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
10
W
20
N
20
NNE
15
WSW
10
WSW
20
W
35
WNW
15
NW
5
WSW
0
NNE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
5
1
—
—
3
—
—
—
—
2
3
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-24
-23
-17
-16
-16
-11
-9
-9
-10
-12
-11
-10
-11
-12
-12
-14
-13
-13
min °C
-25
-23
-22
-16
-16
-15
-10
-10
-11
-12
-11
-11
-12
-12
-14
-14
-14
-15
 chill °C
-42
-39
-37
-23
-24
-22
-18
-13
-18
-18
-19
-21
-17
-12
-19
-22
-22
-22
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-25-23-20-16-16-13-10-10-11-12-11-11-12-12-13-14-14-14-19-18-18-15-13-14-9-7-8-9-8-7-8-7-9-9-9-11
Sunrise
6:07
—
—
6:03
—
—
5:58
—
—
5:54
—
—
5:50
—
—
5:47
—
—
Sunset
—
9:37
—
—
9:42
—
—
9:45
—
—
9:50
—
—
9:52
—
—
9:57
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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 Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed morning, min -25°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Mon morning, calm by Wed afternoon).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Thu night, min -15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu night, calm by Fri night).

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
ASCATC164E62S
508 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
66
Gales from the SW
(66 kph at 229).
- km
ASCATB164E62S
515 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
61
Near gales from the SW
(61 kph at 231).
- km
ASCATC166E62S
517 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
64
Gales from the SW
(64 kph at 232).
- km
ASCATB165E62S
517 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the SW
(58 kph at 227).
- km
ASCATC165E62S
524 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the WSW
(57 kph at 239).
- km
ASCATC167E62S
526 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the WSW
(63 kph at 238).
- km
ASCATB163E62S
529 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the WSW
(57 kph at 238).
- km
ASCATB162E62S
537 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the WSW
(54 kph at 257).
- km
ASCATC163E62S
542 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the W
(53 kph at 259).
- km
ASCATC168E62S
542 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the SW
(62 kph at 233).
- km

* 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.