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– Lat/Long: 66.80° S 163.25° E

Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Mon 28 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Wed night, min -26°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the E on Mon afternoon, gales from the WSW by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat afternoon, min -24°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri afternoon, extremely windy from the W by Sat afternoon).

Mon
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
100
50
50
km/h
25
ESE
35
NNW
35
NW
20
WNW
35
WNW
50
W
55
W
30
WNW
55
WSW
70
W
70
W
15
N
15
NNW
35
WNW
45
NW
75
WNW
105
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
1
2
3
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-25
-25
-26
-26
-26
-23
-20
-17
-23
-21
-12
-12
-12
-12
-11
-9
-15
min °C
-26
-26
-26
-26
-26
-25
-22
-22
-25
-24
-18
-12
-12
-13
-11
-15
-21
 chill °C
-40
-42
-41
-39
-39
-42
-39
-38
-44
-43
-35
-20
-19
-24
-23
-34
-42
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-26-26-26-26-26-24-21-20-24-23-15-12-12-13-11-12-18-20-22-22-22-23-23-20-18-23-20-14-11-11-12-8-9-16
Sunrise
—
—
7:28
—
—
7:24
—
—
7:20
—
—
7:16
—
—
7:11
—
—
Sunset
8:24
—
—
8:28
—
—
8:30
—
—
8:35
—
—
8:37
—
—
8:42
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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Wed night, min -26°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the E on Mon afternoon, gales from the WSW by Thu morning).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat afternoon, min -24°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri afternoon, extremely windy from the W by Sat 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
Williams Field
1241 km S
8m alt.
45 minutes ago
-25°C
light snow
Light snow.
39
Strong winds from the SSE
(39 kph at 160).
10.0 km
1392 km NW
6m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (31 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
1620 km NNE
16m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
-
54
Near gales from the W
(54 kph at 260).
EnderbyIslandAws
1824 km N
40m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
-
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 260).
2190 km N
240m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
-
59
Near gales from the W
(59 kph at 260).
Sails Ashore Lodge
2234 km N
25m alt.
39 minutes ago
8°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 270).
Stewart Island
2235 km N
24m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 270).
2251 km N
52m alt.
29 minutes ago
No weather report.
56
Near gales from the W
(56 kph at 270).
2275 km N
13m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 315).
2282 km N
3m alt.
29 minutes ago
No weather report.
54
Near gales from the SW
(54 kph at 225).

* 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.