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– Lat/Long: 66.80° S 163.25° E

Buckle Island
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Thu 20 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat morning, min -9°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun night, min -15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Mon morning, fresh winds from the E by Tue night).

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
clear
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
5250
1800
350
km/h
45
WSW
45
W
25
W
5
W
15
ENE
35
NE
15
NE
25
WNW
20
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
15
NNE
20
NE
30
ENE
30
E
25
E
35
E
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Snowflake cm
1
3
7
5
2
2
1
1
4
 mm
max °C
-7
-6
-7
-7
-5
-3
-5
-7
-8
-8
-7
-10
-9
-9
-11
-12
-13
min °C
-8
-6
-8
-9
-9
-4
-6
-9
-9
-8
-10
-10
-10
-11
-12
-12
-15
 chill °C
-19
-16
-13
-9
-13
-12
-13
-18
-17
-15
-18
-17
-18
-21
-22
-21
-26
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
9:03
9:00
8:56
8:52
8:48
Sunset
5:14
5:17
5:21
5:23
5:28
5:30

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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat morning, min -9°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun night, min -15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Mon morning, fresh winds from the E by Tue night).

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.
1 hour ago
-14° C
-
31
Fresh winds from the ESE
(31 kph at 110).
40 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
1241 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-26° C
clear
Haze -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
1.8 km
Low: few
1392 km NW
475m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
-
33
Fresh winds from the NNW
(33 kph at 340).
1620 km NNE
16m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
-
26
Moderate winds from the W
(26 kph at 270).
EnderbyIslandAws
1824 km N
40m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
-
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 310).
ASCATB204E63S
1982 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the SSW
(56 kph at 191).
- km
ASCATB204E62S
2044 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the SSW
(47 kph at 212).
- km
ASCATB203E61S
2072 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SW
(44 kph at 227).
- km
ASCATB205E62S
2088 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the SW
(52 kph at 214).
- km
ASCATB204E61S
2109 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SW
(46 kph at 220).
- 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.