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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Thu 15 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Fri night, min -24°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue night, min -24°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Tue morning).

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
100
50
300
0
50
400
100
0
km/h
40
W
50
W
50
W
10
WSW
25
E
15
ENE
10
NE
5
SW
5
NNE
15
ENE
25
ENE
15
ESE
30
WSW
50
W
35
WSW
10
SSW
15
WSW
30
W
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
2
2
—
—
—
—
4
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-22
-21
-20
-22
-23
-16
-17
-19
-17
-16
-17
-16
-21
-24
-22
-19
-17
-13
min °C
-23
-22
-21
-22
-24
-20
-17
-19
-17
-16
-17
-19
-23
-24
-24
-20
-18
-17
 chill °C
-38
-38
-37
-29
-36
-31
-23
-23
-17
-24
-28
-30
-39
-41
-39
-27
-26
-28
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-23-22-21-22-24-18-17-19-17-16-17-18-22-24-23-20-18-15-19-18-20-20-19-16-14-15-14-14-14-14-17-19-20-17-15-15
Sunrise
6:24
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—
6:18
—
—
6:15
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:07
—
—
6:03
—
—
Sunset
—
9:23
—
—
9:27
—
—
9:30
—
—
9:35
—
—
9:37
—
—
9:42
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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Fri night, min -24°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue night, min -24°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Tue morning).

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
-20°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 80).
9.0 km
Low: overcast
1620 km NNE
16m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
-
46
Strong winds from the SW
(46 kph at 230).
EnderbyIslandAws
1824 km N
40m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
-
33
Fresh winds from the SSW
(33 kph at 200).
2190 km N
240m alt.
1 hour ago
-
37
Fresh winds from the S
(37 kph at 180).
Sails Ashore Lodge
2234 km N
25m alt.
50 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 315).
Stewart Island
2235 km N
24m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 180).
2251 km N
52m alt.
40 minutes ago
No weather report.
37
Fresh winds from the S
(37 kph at 180).
2275 km N
13m alt.
50 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
2282 km N
3m alt.
40 minutes ago
No weather report.
41
Strong winds from the S
(41 kph at 180).
Dewe Road Yards
2287 km NNE
8m alt.
50 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 315).

* 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.