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Buckle Island Weather Forecast

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Wed afternoon, min -21°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Mon morning, stormy winds from the SSE by Tue morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sat night, min -21°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat afternoon).

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
100
50
100
100
1650
1150
200
0
km/h
20
ESE
30
E
75
ESE
90
SSE
50
W
70
W
40
WNW
35
WNW
50
W
55
WSW
55
WSW
45
WSW
10
S
20
ENE
35
E
20
E
0
WSW
15
NW
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Snowflake cm
2
2
4
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-15
-15
-16
-19
-19
-17
-16
-14
-16
-20
-20
-19
-19
-19
-19
-19
-19
-18
min °C
-15
-15
-20
-20
-20
-17
-17
-15
-21
-21
-21
-20
-19
-20
-19
-20
-19
-19
 chill °C
-24
-26
-38
-39
-35
-34
-30
-27
-37
-37
-38
-36
-26
-33
-32
-30
-19
-27
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-15-15-18-20-20-17-17-15-19-21-21-20-19-20-19-20-19-19-12-12-16-15-14-13-11-9-17-19-18-19-18-16-17-17-16-16
Sunrise
6:35
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—
6:31
—
—
6:28
—
—
6:24
—
—
6:18
—
—
6:15
—
—
Sunset
—
9:13
—
—
9:15
—
—
9:20
—
—
9:23
—
—
9:27
—
—
9:30
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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 morning. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Wed afternoon, min -21°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Mon morning, stormy winds from the SSE by Tue morning).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sat night, min -21°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat 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
hy2c163E62S
527 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the N
(44 kph at 0).
- km
hy2c166E62S
539 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the N
(50 kph at 0).
- km
hy2c162E62S
547 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the N
(41 kph at 350).
- km
hy2c165E62S
549 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the N
(56 kph at 2).
- km
hy2c161E62S
552 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NNW
(36 kph at 328).
- km
hy2c164E62S
558 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the N
(55 kph at 0).
- km
hy2c159E62S
588 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the W
(44 kph at 260).
- km
hy2c167E62S
589 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the N
(54 kph at 358).
- km
ASCATC157E62S
590 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 280).
- km
hy2c168E62S
594 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the N
(51 kph at 350).
- 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.