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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Tue 06 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue morning, min -14°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Wed morning, gales from the W by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat afternoon, min -18°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
cloud
cloud
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
clear
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
1250
50
0
200
1800
km/h
60
NW
60
NW
45
NNW
30
WNW
20
WSW
30
W
45
W
60
W
50
WSW
75
W
80
W
50
WNW
35
NNE
25
N
20
NW
20
E
30
SSW
5
SSW
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Snowflake cm
8
4
1
—
—
—
—
2
2
—
—
—
2
7
4
8
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-3
-5
-7
-14
-12
-11
-12
-11
-11
-13
-12
-9
-9
-7
-8
-8
-14
-13
min °C
-4
-6
-11
-14
-14
-12
-12
-12
-13
-13
-13
-12
-9
-8
-8
-9
-18
-17
 chill °C
-14
-16
-20
-25
-23
-22
-24
-24
-27
-28
-28
-26
-19
-16
-15
-19
-30
-26
Freezing level m
0
200
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-6-9-14-13-12-12-12-12-13-13-11-9-8-8-9-16-15-2-2-5-10-9-11-10-7-8-9-8-8-6-5-6-6-13-13
Sunrise
7:00
—
—
6:56
—
—
6:52
—
—
6:48
—
—
6:43
—
—
6:39
—
—
Sunset
—
8:52
—
—
8:54
—
—
8:59
—
—
9:01
—
—
9:06
—
—
9:08
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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue morning, min -14°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Wed morning, gales from the W by Thu night).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat afternoon, min -18°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun 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
ASCATC168E62S
559 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NW
(37 kph at 324).
- km
ASCATB164E62S
560 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NNW
(45 kph at 341).
- km
ASCATC167E62S
563 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NNW
(39 kph at 336).
- km
ASCATB168E62S
566 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NW
(37 kph at 324).
- km
ASCATB167E62S
567 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NNW
(37 kph at 333).
- km
ASCATC166E62S
577 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NNW
(39 kph at 333).
- km
ASCATB166E62S
578 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NNW
(39 kph at 340).
- km
ASCATB165E62S
578 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NNW
(45 kph at 342).
- km
ASCATB169E62S
582 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 kph at 324).
- km
ASCATC169E62S
587 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 kph at 323).
- 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.