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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Tue 20 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed morning, min -23°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Wed night, light winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Thu night, min -17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
150
50
50
0
150
km/h
45
WSW
15
SW
20
WSW
25
WNW
40
N
30
WNW
55
WSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
0
SE
5
SSE
5
S
10
E
5
NE
10
N
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
5
4
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-17
-16
-15
-10
-8
-8
-9
-11
-12
-12
-14
-15
-15
-15
-15
-16
min °C
-23
-16
-16
-14
-8
-8
-10
-11
-12
-14
-14
-16
-16
-15
-15
-17
 chill °C
-39
-24
-25
-23
-18
-17
-22
-18
-17
-19
-14
-22
-20
-21
-20
-25
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
—
6:03
—
—
5:58
—
—
5:54
—
—
5:50
—
—
5:47
—
—
Sunset
—
—
9:42
—
—
9:45
—
—
9:50
—
—
9:52
—
—
9:57
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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 Wed morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed morning, min -23°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Wed night, light winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Thu night, min -17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

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
ASCATC170E63S
580 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the W
(55 kph at 268).
- km
ASCATB170E63S
587 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the W
(54 kph at 273).
- km
ASCATB163E62S
590 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the WNW
(57 kph at 288).
- km
ASCATB164E62S
591 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the WNW
(59 kph at 284).
- km
ASCATB165E62S
594 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the WNW
(58 kph at 282).
- km
ASCATC166E62S
606 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the W
(57 kph at 280).
- km
ASCATB166E62S
609 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
61
Near gales from the W
(61 kph at 277).
- km
ASCATC167E62S
611 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the W
(59 kph at 278).
- km
ASCATB171E63S
614 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the W
(56 kph at 269).
- km
ASCATC171E63S
615 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the W
(57 kph at 268).
- 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.