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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Sun 18 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue night, min -25°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sun night, light winds from the SSW by Tue morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed afternoon, min -14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Wed afternoon, gales from the ESE by Fri afternoon).

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
200
100
100
km/h
35
NE
40
ENE
45
SW
55
WSW
40
W
25
WSW
5
SSE
15
WSW
25
W
30
NNW
25
NW
40
WSW
35
WSW
40
W
35
WNW
50
ENE
60
ESE
45
SE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
3
5
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
5
—
—
—
—
3
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-15
-16
-19
-24
-24
-19
-18
-17
-13
-10
-9
-10
-11
-11
-11
-11
-11
-11
min °C
-16
-17
-23
-25
-24
-23
-18
-17
-16
-11
-9
-11
-11
-12
-12
-11
-11
-14
 chill °C
-28
-27
-40
-41
-39
-36
-23
-25
-26
-21
-18
-22
-22
-24
-24
-23
-24
-23
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-16-17-21-25-24-21-18-17-15-11-9-11-11-12-12-11-11-13-13-13-17-20-19-20-17-15-15-10-7-9-9-8-9-7-7-10
Sunrise
6:11
—
—
6:07
—
—
6:03
—
—
5:58
—
—
5:54
—
—
5:50
—
—
Sunset
—
9:35
—
—
9:37
—
—
9:42
—
—
9:45
—
—
9:50
—
—
9:52
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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 Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue night, min -25°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sun night, light winds from the SSW by Tue morning).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed afternoon, min -14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Wed afternoon, gales from the ESE by Fri afternoon).

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
ASCATB173E63S
625 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the WNW
(31 kph at 303).
- km
ASCATB174E63S
653 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the WNW
(24 kph at 300).
- km
ASCATC175E63S
656 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the NE
(26 kph at 44).
- km
ASCATC175E64S
658 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the NE
(24 kph at 44).
- km
ASCATB175E63S
663 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the NE
(25 kph at 43).
- km
ASCATB175E64S
675 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the NE
(20 kph at 52).
- km
ASCATC176E64S
676 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the NE
(20 kph at 48).
- km
ASCATB176E64S
678 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the NE
(21 kph at 53).
- km
ASCATB176E63S
687 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the ENE
(17 kph at 77).
- km
ASCATC176E63S
688 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
15
Light winds from the ENE
(15 kph at 68).
- 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.