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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 am Sat 26 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sat morning, min -28°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Sat morning, calm by Sun afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Thu morning, min -26°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Tue night, extremely windy from the W by Wed night).

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
snow showers
cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
light snow
snow showers
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
Cloud base (m)
250
0
50
0
km/h
65
WNW
50
WSW
40
W
15
W
5
W
15
SE
30
SE
30
ENE
45
N
50
N
40
NNW
25
WNW
25
W
40
W
90
W
85
WNW
50
W
85
W
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
1
1
—
2
—
—
—
—
2
3
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-20
-25
-25
-26
-25
-26
-25
-25
-25
-25
-23
-22
-22
-22
-15
-12
-14
-17
min °C
-23
-25
-26
-26
-26
-28
-27
-26
-26
-26
-24
-24
-22
-23
-22
-13
-16
-22
 chill °C
-40
-42
-41
-36
-26
-42
-42
-40
-44
-43
-40
-36
-34
-39
-40
-28
-33
-42
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-22-25-26-26-26-27-26-26-26-26-24-23-22-23-19-13-15-20-20-23-24-24-22-24-23-21-21-20-18-21-22-21-17-10-13-18
Sunrise
6:41
—
—
7:37
—
—
6:33
—
—
6:30
—
—
6:26
—
—
6:22
—
—
Sunset
—
7:15
—
—
8:20
—
—
7:22
—
—
7:25
—
—
7:30
—
—
7:32
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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sat morning, min -28°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Sat morning, calm by Sun afternoon).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Thu morning, min -26°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Tue night, extremely windy from the W by Wed 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
ASCATB182E64S
880 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the WSW
(46 kph at 247).
- km
ASCATB182E65S
895 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the SW
(60 kph at 232).
- km
ASCATB183E65S
917 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
64
Gales from the SW
(64 kph at 233).
- km
ASCATB183E64S
930 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the WSW
(45 kph at 253).
- km
ASCATB184E65S
962 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the W
(47 kph at 264).
- km
ASCATC184E65S
965 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the WSW
(60 kph at 240).
- km
ASCATB184E64S
968 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the W
(45 kph at 261).
- km
ASCATC184E64S
989 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WSW
(48 kph at 250).
- km
ASCATC185E65S
992 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the WSW
(58 kph at 251).
- km
ASCATB185E65S
998 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the WSW
(56 kph at 248).
- 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.