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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Thu 22 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Thu morning, min -17°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu morning, calm by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue night, min -21°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, severe gales from the ESE by Tue night).

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
50
100
250
km/h
35
WSW
25
WSW
5
NNE
5
ENE
10
ESE
20
SE
15
ESE
20
SE
15
SSE
5
W
25
WNW
65
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
25
WSW
15
SW
10
ENE
65
E
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
—
—
—
—
—
3
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-10
-11
-13
-15
-15
-14
-14
-15
-16
-18
-18
-15
-18
-21
-20
-19
-17
-13
min °C
-10
-13
-14
-15
-16
-15
-14
-16
-17
-18
-19
-17
-20
-21
-21
-20
-18
-15
 chill °C
-20
-22
-18
-20
-22
-23
-22
-25
-25
-23
-31
-30
-35
-36
-33
-28
-25
-28
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Sunrise
5:54
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—
5:50
—
—
5:47
—
—
5:43
—
—
5:39
—
—
5:35
—
—
Sunset
—
9:50
—
—
9:52
—
—
9:57
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—
—
10:00
—
—
10:05
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10:08

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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Thu morning, min -17°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu morning, calm by Thu night).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue night, min -21°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, severe gales from the ESE 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
Dumont Durville
1019 km WSW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-7°C
-
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
40 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
1241 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-7°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (24 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1250 km S
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-9°C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
37
Fresh winds from the WSW
(37 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
1620 km NNE
16m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
-
43
Strong winds from the WSW
(43 kph at 250).
EnderbyIslandAws
1824 km N
40m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
-
28
Moderate winds from the WSW
(28 kph at 250).
2190 km N
240m alt.
1 hour ago
-
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 280).
WilkinsRunwayEast
2216 km SW
755m alt.
3 hours ago
-9°C
-
31
Fresh winds from the ENE
(31 kph at 70).
Sails Ashore Lodge
2234 km N
25m alt.
46 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 270).
Stewart Island
2235 km N
24m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 270).
2251 km N
52m alt.
36 minutes ago
No weather report.
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 270).

* 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.