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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 am Mon 14 Sep 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 -8°C on Mon afternoon, min -18°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Thu morning, min -24°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, gales from the E by Sat morning).

Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
km/h
35
WNW
45
WNW
25
WNW
15
SW
20
SW
15
W
20
NNE
20
N
15
NNE
25
NNE
10
SSE
20
SSW
20
SW
30
SW
15
S
50
ESE
55
E
50
E
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
2
4
2
1
 mm
max °C
-9
-8
-9
-11
-13
-13
-13
-17
-16
-14
-15
-16
-21
-22
-23
-23
-22
-16
min °C
-10
-9
-10
-13
-14
-14
-13
-18
-18
-15
-16
-20
-21
-23
-23
-23
-24
-20
 chill °C
-20
-19
-19
-21
-24
-23
-21
-28
-27
-25
-26
-31
-32
-36
-36
-40
-41
-36
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:28
7:24
7:20
7:16
7:13
7:09
Sunset
6:37
6:39
6:44
6:46
6:50
6:53

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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 -8°C on Mon afternoon, min -18°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NW by Tue night).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Thu morning, min -24°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, gales from the E by Sat 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
ASCATB159E62S
605 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 319).
- km
ASCATB160E62S
614 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NW
(35 kph at 326).
- km
ASCATB161E61S
617 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NNW
(36 kph at 328).
- km
ASCATB158E62S
619 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the NW
(25 kph at 320).
- km
ASCATB160E61S
622 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NNW
(35 kph at 328).
- km
ASCATB157E62S
622 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the WNW
(25 kph at 298).
- km
ASCATB159E61S
640 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 324).
- km
ASCATB156E62S
643 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the WNW
(27 kph at 299).
- km
ASCATB158E61S
661 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NW
(27 kph at 318).
- km
ASCATB157E61S
687 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the NW
(21 kph at 307).
- 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.