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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Wed 21 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed afternoon, min -12°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Wed morning, light winds from the NE by Fri afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat morning, min -20°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
100
km/h
30
NNW
30
WNW
30
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WNW
25
NW
15
NE
20
E
20
ESE
5
ESE
10
NNW
15
N
15
WNW
35
W
40
W
45
NNW
30
NNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
3
1
1
—
—
—
—
1
4
1
—
1
1
—
—
—
2
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-8
-7
-8
-9
-10
-11
-11
-11
-11
-12
-13
-13
-15
-16
-15
-15
-14
-14
min °C
-9
-8
-9
-10
-11
-11
-12
-12
-12
-12
-13
-15
-16
-17
-16
-15
-14
-20
 chill °C
-18
-17
-18
-19
-20
-19
-19
-19
-21
-20
-16
-22
-23
-27
-26
-27
-27
-32
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-8-9-10-11-11-12-12-12-12-13-14-16-17-16-15-14-17-7-4-5-7-7-9-8-7-8-8-9-10-11-11-12-11-9-13
Sunrise
5:58
—
—
5:54
—
—
5:50
—
—
5:47
—
—
5:43
—
—
5:39
—
—
Sunset
—
9:45
—
—
9:50
—
—
9:52
—
—
9:57
—
—
—
10:00
—
—
10:05

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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed afternoon, min -12°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Wed morning, light winds from the NE by Fri afternoon).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat morning, min -20°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Mon 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.
2 hours ago
-9°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (33 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
1392 km NW
6m alt.
58 minutes ago
4°C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
1620 km NNE
16m alt.
53 minutes ago
10°C
-
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 280).
ASCATB125E64S
1799 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
16
Light winds from the E
(16 kph at 82).
- km
ASCATB125E63S
1818 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 356).
- km
EnderbyIslandAws
1824 km N
40m alt.
53 minutes ago
11°C
-
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 310).
ASCATB124E64S
1846 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 98).
- km
ASCATB124E63S
1859 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
9
Light winds from the NNW
(9 kph at 348).
- km
ASCATB126E62S
1863 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the NW
(43 kph at 306).
- km
ASCATB125E62S
1875 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the WNW
(35 kph at 296).
- 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.