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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Thu 15 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Wed night, min -23°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun afternoon, min -20°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, near gales from the WSW by Mon night).

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
200
50
300
50
50
50
km/h
40
W
35
WSW
50
W
55
W
25
W
15
E
15
E
5
SSE
10
W
20
NNE
30
NNE
15
NNW
5
S
20
S
45
SW
55
WSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
5
3
2
4
1
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-16
-22
-21
-20
-21
-22
-18
-19
-19
-13
-10
-9
-10
-18
-19
-19
min °C
-22
-23
-22
-21
-21
-22
-21
-21
-20
-17
-12
-9
-16
-18
-20
-20
 chill °C
-37
-38
-38
-38
-32
-31
-34
-27
-27
-26
-22
-16
-24
-28
-35
-34
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
6:24
—
—
6:18
—
—
6:15
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:07
—
—
Sunset
—
—
9:23
—
—
9:27
—
—
9:30
—
—
9:35
—
—
9:37
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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Wed night, min -23°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun afternoon, min -20°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, near gales from the WSW by Mon 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
-15°C
-
30
Fresh winds from the SSW
(30 kph at 200).
Williams Field
1241 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-24°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1250 km S
10m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 40).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: scattered
1392 km NW
6m alt.
3 hours ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (31 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
1620 km NNE
16m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
-
26
Moderate winds from the W
(26 kph at 280).
CampbellIslandAws
1620 km NNE
16m alt.
48 minutes ago
6°C
-
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 270).
ASCATC129E64S
1640 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
16
Light winds from the NNE
(16 kph at 14).
- km
ASCATC129E63S
1647 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
17
Light winds from the NNE
(17 kph at 26).
- km
ASCATC128E64S
1690 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
15
Light winds from the NE
(15 kph at 43).
- km
ASCATC127E64S
1727 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
17
Light winds from the NE
(17 kph at 56).
- 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.