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– Lat/Long: 66.80° S 163.25° E

Buckle Island
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Wed 27 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri night, min -24°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, near gales from the SW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun morning, min -23°C on Sat morning). Mainly gales.

Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
cloud
cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
km/h
20
SSE
15
SSW
10
WNW
20
WSW
20
SW
30
W
30
WSW
10
NW
35
NNW
55
SW
30
WSW
70
W
55
W
50
W
55
WSW
45
WSW
40
W
40
W
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
3
11
1
2
2
max °C
-21
-23
-21
-21
-22
-17
-15
-12
-9
-21
-21
-10
-9
-11
-17
-17
-16
-14
min °C
-22
-23
-24
-21
-22
-21
-16
-15
-22
-23
-21
-16
-10
-13
-18
-17
-16
-15
-34
-33
-33
-32
-34
-32
-28
-21
-39
-40
-34
-31
-22
-26
-33
-31
-29
-27
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
500
100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
11:02
11:06
11:10
11:14
11:17
11:21
Sunset
3:03
3:00
2:56
2:53
2:49
2:47

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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri night, min -24°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, near gales from the SW by Fri night).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun morning, min -23°C on Sat morning). Mainly gales.

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.
3 hours ago
-20° C
-
19
Light winds from the SSW
(19 kph at 210).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Williams Field
1241 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-19° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
15
Light winds from the E.(Wind varies from 060 to 130 degs)
(15 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
1392 km NW
6m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
No report.
56
Near gales from the W
(56 kph at 260).
1620 km NNE
16m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
-
61
Near gales from the W
(61 kph at 260).
EnderbyIslandAws
1824 km N
40m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
-
50
Strong winds from the W
(50 kph at 280).
Casey
2276 km SW
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
Wind obs. (44 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
2289 km N
9m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
Dry
Wind obs. (16 kph from 187 degs) was rejected.
InvercargillAeroAws
2290 km N
3m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
clear
Clear skies.
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 260).
20 km
Nugget Point Automatic Weather Station
2299 km NNE
131m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
-
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 280).
PuysegurPointAws
2307 km N
44m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
-
19
Light winds from the WNW
(19 kph at 290).

* 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.