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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Mon 09 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon afternoon, min -15°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Tue morning, light winds from the NNW by Wed afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sat morning, min -17°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NW by Fri afternoon).

Mon
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
100
50
1350
500
350
150
km/h
65
W
60
WNW
65
W
70
W
30
WNW
15
WNW
10
NNW
35
E
55
ESE
70
SE
45
SE
35
SSE
10
NW
20
NNW
40
NE
65
NE
60
ENE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
2
—
—
—
—
—
3
2
2
1
—
—
—
—
4
4
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-9
-9
-10
-10
-11
-12
-12
-12
-13
-16
-16
-17
-17
-16
-13
-14
-14
min °C
-11
-10
-10
-10
-11
-12
-12
-12
-15
-16
-17
-17
-17
-17
-14
-15
-15
 chill °C
-24
-22
-23
-23
-22
-19
-17
-20
-30
-32
-33
-29
-24
-27
-26
-30
-29
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Sunrise
—
—
4:35
—
—
4:31
—
—
4:26
—
—
4:22
—
—
4:18
—
—
Sunset
—
11:04
—
—
11:07
—
—
11:13
—
—
11:16
—
—
11:22
—
—
11:27

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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 Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon afternoon, min -15°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Tue morning, light winds from the NNW by Wed afternoon).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sat morning, min -17°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NW by Fri 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
-15°C
clear
Haze -.
22
Moderate winds from the ESE.(Wind varies from 090 to 160 degs)
(22 kph at 120).
4.3 km
Low: overcast
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1250 km S
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-15°C
light snow
Light snow.
20
Moderate winds from the SE
(20 kph at 140).
9.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
1392 km NW
6m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
1620 km NNE
16m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
-
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 290).
EnderbyIslandAws
1824 km N
40m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
-
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 40).
2190 km N
240m alt.
1 hour ago
-
48
Strong winds from the E
(48 kph at 90).
Stewart Island
2235 km N
24m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
2251 km N
52m alt.
57 minutes ago
No weather report.
44
Strong winds from the E
(44 kph at 90).
2275 km N
13m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 135).
2282 km N
3m alt.
57 minutes ago
No weather report.
48
Strong winds from the E
(48 kph at 90).

* 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.