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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Thu 08 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat afternoon, min -13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu night, severe gales from the W by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun morning, min -12°C on Tue morning). Mainly gales.

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
mod snow
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
mod. snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
350
100
300
km/h
45
W
60
W
65
W
45
WNW
45
W
50
W
65
WNW
75
W
75
WSW
15
WSW
70
ENE
45
N
25
N
55
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
2
1
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
6
11
4
1
—
6
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-11
-10
-12
-11
-12
-12
-10
-8
-6
-4
-3
-5
-6
-10
-10
-11
min °C
-13
-12
-12
-12
-13
-12
-13
-9
-7
-5
-5
-5
-9
-10
-11
-11
 chill °C
-25
-26
-26
-26
-25
-24
-27
-22
-20
-14
-16
-14
-19
-22
-19
-18
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-11-12-12-13-12-12-9-7-5-4-5-8-10-11-11-11-8-6-9-9-7-9-9-8-9-6-3-4-5-5-8
Sunrise
—
6:52
—
—
6:48
—
—
6:43
—
—
6:39
—
—
6:35
—
—
Sunset
—
—
8:59
—
—
9:01
—
—
9:06
—
—
9:08
—
—
9:13
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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat afternoon, min -13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu night, severe gales from the W by Fri night).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun morning, min -12°C on Tue morning). Mainly gales.

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
ASCATB160E62S
611 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
61
Near gales from the WNW
(61 kph at 302).
- km
ASCATB159E62S
626 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the NW
(58 kph at 306).
- km
ASCATB153E63S
681 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NW
(54 kph at 316).
- km
ASCATB156E62S
685 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NW
(54 kph at 304).
- km
ASCATB155E62S
705 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NW
(54 kph at 309).
- km
ASCATB152E63S
720 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NW
(49 kph at 313).
- km
ASCATB160E61S
722 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
63
Gales from the NW
(63 kph at 304).
- km
ASCATB151E63S
735 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NW
(51 kph at 314).
- km
ASCATB160E60S
735 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
65
Gales from the NW
(65 kph at 307).
- km
ASCATB159E61S
736 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
61
Near gales from the NW
(61 kph at 304).
- 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.