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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Fri 06 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri night, min -11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the N on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun night, min -16°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Mon night, light winds from the WSW by Wed morning).

Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
50
0
km/h
35
WNW
35
NNE
70
N
45
N
20
NNW
15
NW
5
WSW
10
SSW
15
W
35
WNW
45
W
50
W
75
W
80
W
75
W
80
WSW
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Snowflake cm
—
1
7
6
2
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-10
-7
-6
-5
-8
-9
-9
-9
-10
-8
-9
-9
-10
-10
-11
-15
min °C
-11
-8
-6
-8
-9
-10
-9
-9
-10
-10
-9
-12
-12
-11
-12
-16
 chill °C
-21
-17
-18
-15
-17
-17
-13
-14
-17
-18
-20
-25
-26
-26
-26
-30
Freezing level m
0
0
50
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-8-6-7-9-10-9-9-10-9-9-11-11-11-12-16-7-4-2-2-5-5-6-6-6-6-4-5-6-7-9-13
Sunrise
—
4:52
—
—
4:48
—
—
4:43
—
—
4:39
—
—
4:35
—
—
Sunset
—
—
—
10:51
—
—
10:54
—
—
10:59
—
—
11:04
—
—
11:07

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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri night, min -11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the N on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun night, min -16°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Mon night, light winds from the WSW by Wed 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
ASCATC141E62S
1193 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the SSW
(37 kph at 205).
- km
ASCATC140E63S
1197 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the SSW
(38 kph at 204).
- km
ASCATB139E63S
1213 km WSW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the S
(40 kph at 182).
- km
Williams Field
1241 km S
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-8°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1250 km S
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-10°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
31
Fresh winds from the S
(31 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
ASCATC139E63S
1260 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the SSW
(38 kph at 197).
- km
ASCATC140E62S
1277 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the SSW
(38 kph at 207).
- km
ASCATB138E63S
1296 km WSW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the S
(35 kph at 184).
- km
ASCATC138E63S
1298 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the SSW
(36 kph at 191).
- km
ASCATC136E64S
1322 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the SSE
(37 kph at 158).
- 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.