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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 11 am Sun 20 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Mon morning, min -26°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the E on Sun night, calm by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu night, min -27°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed morning, stormy winds from the SW by Thu morning).

Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
250
0
0
400
100
1050
km/h
30
NNW
20
NW
40
NE
60
E
25
ESE
35
S
10
NW
35
NW
25
NW
10
SSW
35
WSW
60
W
90
SW
90
SW
65
W
70
WNW
45
W
40
SSW
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Snowflake cm
1
3
4
1
2
2
1
 mm
max °C
-19
-17
-14
-12
-12
-14
-20
-22
-25
-26
-26
-19
-16
-10
-6
-8
-10
-11
min °C
-20
-20
-16
-13
-12
-20
-20
-25
-26
-26
-27
-23
-19
-13
-9
-9
-10
-14
 chill °C
-32
-31
-26
-27
-22
-34
-28
-40
-41
-35
-43
-40
-38
-29
-22
-20
-21
-27
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
7:05
7:01
6:58
6:54
6:50
6:46
Sunset
6:57
7:00
7:02
7:07
7:09
7:13

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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 Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Mon morning, min -26°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the E on Sun night, calm by Tue night).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu night, min -27°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed morning, stormy winds from the SW by Thu 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
Williams Field
1241 km S
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-15°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
2.9 km
Mid: few
High: broken
1392 km NW
6m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
1620 km NNE
16m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
-
50
Strong winds from the W
(50 kph at 260).
EnderbyIslandAws
1824 km N
40m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
-
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 280).
Sails Ashore Lodge
2234 km N
25m alt.
55 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 270).
Stewart Island
2235 km N
24m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 270).
2251 km N
52m alt.
35 minutes ago
No weather report.
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 kph at 270).
2275 km N
13m alt.
45 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
2282 km N
3m alt.
35 minutes ago
No weather report.
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 270).
Dewe Road Yards
2287 km NNE
8m alt.
55 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
19
Light winds from the W
(19 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.