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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sun night, min -28°C on Fri morning). Mainly strong winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon night, min -22°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Tue morning, light winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
clear
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
150
150
km/h
50
SE
45
SSE
15
W
20
WSW
25
W
20
WNW
30
WNW
40
W
35
W
30
NW
60
NNE
25
WNW
50
WSW
60
W
25
WNW
10
N
20
NW
15
N
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
9
2
1
2
 mm
max °C
-28
-27
-24
-24
-24
-24
-20
-19
-12
-10
-7
-6
-13
-15
-13
-15
-21
-17
min °C
-28
-27
-26
-24
-24
-25
-22
-20
-16
-12
-8
-11
-14
-15
-14
-18
-22
-21
 chill °C
-46
-44
-33
-36
-36
-37
-35
-34
-29
-22
-20
-22
-28
-30
-19
-26
-33
-32
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-28-27-25-24-24-25-21-20-14-11-8-9-14-15-14-17-22-19-24-22-22-22-21-21-20-18-15-11-6-7-13-14-13-14-18-17
Sunrise
7:41
7:37
7:33
7:28
7:24
7:20
Sunset
6:27
6:30
6:34
6:37
6:39
6:44

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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sun night, min -28°C on Fri morning). Mainly strong winds.

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon night, min -22°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Tue morning, light winds from the WNW 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
-19°C
-
13
Light winds from the WNW
(13 kph at 300).
40 km
Mid: clear
Williams Field
1241 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-21°C
clear
Haze -.
31
Fresh winds from the ENE
(31 kph at 70).
1.8 km
Low: overcast
1392 km NW
475m alt.
1 hour ago
2°C
No report.
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 260).
1620 km NNE
16m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
-
50
Strong winds from the W
(50 kph at 260).
EnderbyIslandAws
1824 km N
40m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
-
54
Near gales from the W
(54 kph at 260).
lightning
2068 km NNE
0m alt.
36 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
Sails Ashore Lodge
2234 km N
25m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 270).
Stewart Island
2235 km N
24m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 270).
2251 km N
52m alt.
51 minutes ago
No weather report.
54
Near gales from the W
(54 kph at 270).
2275 km N
13m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 315 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.