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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Sat 10 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat night, min -17°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Sat morning, calm by Mon afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Wed night, min -22°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the ESE on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1300
0
0
km/h
80
W
85
WSW
20
W
55
ENE
60
NE
25
NW
20
W
5
NE
55
ESE
45
SE
70
ESE
15
ENE
50
WNW
55
W
20
NW
5
NNE
10
WNW
30
WSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
3
11
12
7
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
2
2
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-9
-7
-5
-5
-5
-6
-12
-13
-13
-18
-18
-19
-19
-18
-15
-16
-17
-18
min °C
-11
-8
-6
-6
-6
-7
-13
-14
-17
-19
-18
-20
-19
-19
-18
-17
-17
-22
 chill °C
-26
-21
-16
-17
-15
-15
-20
-25
-31
-34
-35
-28
-34
-34
-30
-22
-24
-39
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
6:43
—
—
6:39
—
—
6:35
—
—
6:31
—
—
6:28
—
—
6:24
—
—
Sunset
—
9:06
—
—
9:08
—
—
9:13
—
—
9:15
—
—
9:20
—
—
9:23
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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat night, min -17°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Sat morning, calm by Mon afternoon).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Wed night, min -22°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the ESE on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed 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
SANTA FECITOLA
668 km S
205m alt.
42 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (4 kph from 87 degs) was rejected.
Jang Bogo Station
871 km S
29m alt.
42 minutes ago
-15°C
moderate snow
Snow
Wind obs. (22 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: overcast
Dumont Durville
1015 km WSW
111m alt.
42 minutes ago
-13°C
-
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Williams Field
1237 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-17°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
15
Light winds from the ESE
(15 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1246 km S
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-24°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
SHIP5613
1525 km NW
15m alt.
5 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the N
(51 kph at 0).
- km
SHIP5233
1538 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
54
Near gales from the N
(54 kph at 350).
- km
SHIP2305
1550 km NW
-m alt.
3 hours ago
8°C
-
47
Strong winds from the N
(47 kph at 0).
SHIP3942
1550 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the N
(47 kph at 0).
- km
SHIP7255
1550 km NW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
8°C
47
Strong winds from the N
(47 kph at 0).

* 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.