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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Wed 30 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sat morning, min -26°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NNW on Wed night, severe gales from the WSW by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat afternoon, min -25°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sat afternoon, moderate winds from the WNW by Tue morning).

Wed
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
cloud
light snow
clear
snow showers
light snow
cloud
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
cloudy
light snow
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
clear
Cloud base (m)
100
150
50
100
km/h
65
WNW
20
WSW
65
WSW
75
W
75
W
55
W
65
WSW
85
W
30
NNW
60
NNW
55
W
35
SSW
30
SW
50
NW
40
W
50
WSW
60
W
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Snowflake cm
—
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
5
7
—
1
—
7
2
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-15
-15
-24
-21
-17
-18
-18
-12
-11
-8
-20
-23
-19
-9
-10
-13
-12
min °C
-17
-24
-26
-22
-18
-18
-18
-17
-12
-14
-22
-25
-21
-16
-12
-13
-13
 chill °C
-33
-41
-46
-41
-35
-33
-34
-34
-22
-30
-41
-40
-34
-30
-23
-26
-27
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
—
7:20
—
—
7:16
—
—
7:11
—
—
7:07
—
—
7:03
—
—
Sunset
8:30
—
—
8:35
—
—
8:37
—
—
8:42
—
—
8:45
—
—
8:47
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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 Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sat morning, min -26°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NNW on Wed night, severe gales from the WSW by Fri night).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat afternoon, min -25°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sat afternoon, moderate winds from the WNW by Tue 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
ASCATB165E62S
597 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the WNW
(38 kph at 301).
- km
ASCATB166E62S
603 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 kph at 321).
- km
ASCATB167E62S
616 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the NW
(26 kph at 323).
- km
ASCATB171E63S
617 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the N
(27 kph at 3).
- km
ASCATB168E62S
638 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
19
Light winds from the NNW
(19 kph at 346).
- km
ASCATB169E62S
645 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
18
Light winds from the N
(18 kph at 350).
- km
ASCATB172E63S
646 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the N
(29 kph at 11).
- km
ASCATB173E63S
655 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NNE
(30 kph at 15).
- km
ASCATB170E62S
675 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
15
Light winds from the ENE
(15 kph at 70).
- km
ASCATB174E63S
688 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the N
(34 kph at 9).
- 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.