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– Lat/Long: 66.80° S 163.25° E

Buckle Island
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Thu 27 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sun afternoon, min -20°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Thu night, calm by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed morning, min -14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Tue morning, near gales from the ENE by Wed morning).

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
100
km/h
45
W
50
WNW
25
WNW
30
ESE
35
SE
25
SE
5
SSE
5
NW
10
ESE
35
SE
35
SSE
30
SE
30
S
15
SE
20
ENE
35
E
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Snowflake cm
1
2
1
 mm
max °C
-18
-16
-14
-13
-12
-13
-12
-12
-11
-11
-12
-11
-9
-9
-8
-7
min °C
-20
-17
-14
-13
-13
-15
-15
-12
-12
-14
-12
-11
-13
-9
-9
-8
 chill °C
-35
-31
-24
-21
-24
-25
-23
-12
-19
-26
-23
-21
-24
-16
-19
-18
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-18-15-15-15-14-16-15-14-14-16-14-14-14-10-9-10-19-17-14-13-13-14-14-12-12-13-12-11-11-9-9-8
Sunrise
8:36
8:32
8:27
8:23
8:19
Sunset
5:40
5:45
5:47
5:51
5:54

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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sun afternoon, min -20°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Thu night, calm by Sun morning).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed morning, min -14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Tue morning, near gales from the ENE by Wed morning).

This table gives the weather forecast for Buckle Island at the specific elevation of 500 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
Dumont Durville
1019 km WSW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-27°C
-
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 90).
Williams Field
1241 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-24°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
8.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
1392 km NW
6m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
No report.
54
Near gales from the NNW
(54 kph at 330).
1620 km NNE
16m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
-
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 350).
ASCATC130E63S
1624 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
64
Gales from the SE
(64 kph at 136).
- km
ASCATC129E63S
1695 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the SE
(54 kph at 145).
- km
ASCATC128E63S
1727 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the SSE
(52 kph at 148).
- km
ASCATC128E62S
1777 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the WSW
(37 kph at 236).
- km
ASCATC127E63S
1780 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the SSE
(49 kph at 156).
- km
hy2b200E63S
1805 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the SW
(39 kph at 218).
- 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.