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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Fri 16 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Fri night, min -24°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed afternoon, min -26°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon morning, calm by Tue night).

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
100
150
50
100
600
km/h
5
WSW
20
E
10
E
0
NNW
10
W
10
NNE
15
ENE
10
NE
25
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
20
SW
15
WNW
15
N
10
W
10
NNW
25
ENE
25
E
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
1
—
—
—
2
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-23
-23
-16
-17
-19
-17
-16
-17
-18
-24
-23
-19
-18
-16
-14
-12
-11
-11
min °C
-23
-24
-22
-18
-20
-18
-16
-18
-23
-25
-26
-22
-18
-16
-15
-13
-11
-12
 chill °C
-28
-35
-33
-25
-28
-24
-24
-25
-38
-41
-43
-35
-26
-24
-19
-18
-20
-21
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-23-24-19-18-20-18-16-18-21-25-25-21-18-16-15-13-11-12-20-19-16-14-15-14-13-14-16-20-19-18-16-14-14-11-8-10
Sunrise
6:18
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—
6:15
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:07
—
—
6:03
—
—
5:58
—
—
Sunset
—
9:27
—
—
9:30
—
—
9:35
—
—
9:37
—
—
9:42
—
—
9:45
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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 -16°C on Fri night, min -24°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed afternoon, min -26°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon 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
Williams Field
1241 km S
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-24°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1250 km S
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-29°C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the WNW
(6 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: scattered
1392 km NW
6m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
1620 km NNE
16m alt.
3 hours ago
5°C
-
39
Strong winds from the WSW
(39 kph at 250).
EnderbyIslandAws
1824 km N
40m alt.
3 hours ago
6°C
-
19
Light winds from the WSW
(19 kph at 250).
2190 km N
240m alt.
3 hours ago
-
33
Fresh winds from the S
(33 kph at 190).
Sails Ashore Lodge
2234 km N
25m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
Stewart Island
2235 km N
24m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 180).
2251 km N
52m alt.
57 minutes ago
No weather report.
30
Fresh winds from the S
(30 kph at 180).
2275 km N
13m alt.
57 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.

* 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.