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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Thu 12 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sat night, min -18°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, near gales from the ENE by Sat afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue night, min -19°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Sun morning, calm by Tue night).

Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
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
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
50
1650
1500
350
150
0
50
100
250
50
km/h
40
E
40
ESE
25
E
15
ESE
0
WNW
20
NNW
35
NE
55
ENE
30
NE
50
E
40
ESE
25
SE
15
SSW
20
WNW
25
NW
15
NNE
15
ENE
5
SSE
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
9
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-12
-15
-17
-18
-18
-16
-13
-12
-11
-15
-17
-17
-19
-18
-16
-16
-14
-13
min °C
-13
-17
-18
-18
-18
-17
-15
-13
-15
-15
-17
-18
-19
-19
-17
-16
-15
-14
 chill °C
-26
-29
-29
-27
-18
-25
-26
-26
-28
-29
-30
-29
-27
-29
-29
-24
-24
-14
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-16-18-18-18-17-14-13-13-15-17-18-19-19-17-16-15-14-9-12-14-14-13-12-10-9-10-11-12-14-14-13-12-10-9-10
Sunrise
4:26
—
—
4:22
—
—
4:18
—
—
4:13
—
—
4:09
—
—
4:05
—
—
Sunset
—
—
11:16
—
—
11:22
—
—
11:27
—
—
11:31
—
—
11:37
—
—
11:42

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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sat night, min -18°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, near gales from the ENE by Sat afternoon).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue night, min -19°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Sun morning, calm by Tue 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
ASCATC166E63S
406 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
12
Light winds from the NE
(12 kph at 42).
- km
ASCATC165E63S
410 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the SSW
(30 kph at 209).
- km
ASCATC164E63S
431 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the SSW
(37 kph at 209).
- km
ASCATB163E63S
435 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the SW
(35 kph at 216).
- km
ASCATB162E63S
445 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the SW
(45 kph at 216).
- km
ASCATC167E63S
450 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the NNW
(23 kph at 326).
- km
ASCATC163E63S
453 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the SW
(35 kph at 228).
- km
ASCATB164E63S
456 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the SW
(34 kph at 222).
- km
ASCATC162E63S
465 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the SW
(48 kph at 223).
- km
ASCATC161E63S
474 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the SSW
(55 kph at 212).
- 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.