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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 am Sat 19 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Mon morning, min -24°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sat morning, severe gales from the E by Mon morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu afternoon, min -25°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, extremely windy from the WSW by Thu night).

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
clear
Cloud base (m)
0
350
km/h
10
N
10
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
30
WNW
30
NNE
85
E
80
ESE
75
S
55
WSW
45
WNW
35
NW
45
WNW
50
NW
65
WSW
90
W
100
W
125
W
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Snowflake cm
1
5
5
3
1
4
1
2
 mm
max °C
-23
-22
-22
-23
-18
-15
-14
-15
-19
-21
-23
-22
-13
-12
-13
-12
-9
-12
min °C
-24
-22
-23
-23
-21
-16
-15
-17
-21
-22
-25
-24
-18
-16
-22
-12
-12
-13
 chill °C
-32
-30
-33
-34
-34
-27
-31
-34
-39
-36
-42
-39
-32
-25
-40
-27
-29
-31
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-24-22-23-23-20-16-15-16-20-22-24-23-16-14-18-12-11-13-21-19-21-21-18-14-12-13-17-17-20-19-13-10-17-12-8-13
Sunrise
7:09
7:05
7:01
6:58
6:54
6:50
Sunset
6:53
6:57
7:00
7:02
7:07
7:09

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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Mon morning, min -24°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sat morning, severe gales from the E by Mon morning).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu afternoon, min -25°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, extremely windy from the WSW by Thu 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
ASCATB159E62S
609 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the SE
(30 kph at 127).
- km
ASCATB160E62S
616 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the ENE
(33 kph at 72).
- km
ASCATB161E61S
620 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the ENE
(41 kph at 75).
- km
ASCATB162E61S
628 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the E
(42 kph at 86).
- km
ASCATB159E61S
634 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the SE
(28 kph at 133).
- km
ASCATB160E61S
634 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the ENE
(33 kph at 74).
- km
ASCATB158E62S
640 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the SE
(30 kph at 126).
- km
ASCATB157E62S
646 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the ESE
(33 kph at 117).
- km
ASCATB158E61S
658 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the SE
(31 kph at 129).
- km
ASCATB157E61S
673 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the ESE
(33 kph at 116).
- 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.