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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Sat 31 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sun morning, min -19°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the E on Sun morning, light winds from the SSW by Mon morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed morning, min -20°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Tue night, gales from the W by Thu night).

Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
mod snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
clear
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
100
50
100
300
km/h
20
NW
25
NNW
35
ENE
65
ENE
55
E
35
S
15
SSW
10
SW
20
WNW
45
WNW
40
W
45
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
45
NW
40
W
45
SSW
60
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
3
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
8
2
1
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-19
-17
-15
-14
-16
-16
-17
-17
-17
-18
-17
-9
-7
-7
-7
-8
-11
-10
min °C
-19
-18
-16
-16
-16
-17
-17
-17
-19
-19
-20
-15
-8
-7
-8
-10
-12
-12
 chill °C
-30
-29
-26
-32
-30
-29
-25
-24
-33
-33
-34
-27
-16
-15
-18
-20
-24
-24
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:18
—
—
5:13
—
—
5:09
—
—
5:05
—
—
5:01
—
—
4:56
—
—
Sunset
—
—
10:24
—
—
10:29
—
—
10:32
—
—
10:37
—
—
10:42
—
—
10:45

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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 Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sun morning, min -19°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the E on Sun morning, light winds from the SSW by Mon morning).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed morning, min -20°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Tue night, gales from the W by Thu 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
ASCATC155E62S
633 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NE
(36 kph at 47).
- km
ASCATC156E62S
638 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the NE
(46 kph at 34).
- km
ASCATC154E63S
659 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the NE
(41 kph at 42).
- km
ASCATC154E62S
667 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the NE
(38 kph at 55).
- km
ASCATC153E63S
688 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the NE
(41 kph at 39).
- km
ASCATC153E62S
696 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NE
(36 kph at 50).
- km
ASCATC156E61S
705 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the NE
(44 kph at 52).
- km
ASCATC152E63S
706 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NE
(33 kph at 55).
- km
ASCATB152E63S
707 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the ENE
(33 kph at 62).
- km
ASCATC155E61S
724 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NE
(42 kph at 55).
- 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.