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– Lat/Long: 66.80° S 163.25° E

Buckle Island
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Sat 01 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sat morning, min -22°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Sat morning, light winds from the SSE by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue afternoon, min -21°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Tue night, calm by Thu morning).

Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
cloudy
clear
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
200
100
50
150
0
50
50
200
100
50
400
km/h
40
ENE
35
ENE
25
E
20
E
15
ESE
15
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
35
WNW
50
NW
60
WNW
55
SSW
40
SSW
45
WSW
10
SSW
15
N
20
NW
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Snowflake cm
1
1
1
4
1
2
 mm
max °C
-14
-14
-14
-16
-17
-18
-21
-22
-14
-11
-6
-12
-18
-20
-17
-17
-14
-14
min °C
-14
-14
-16
-17
-17
-20
-21
-22
-20
-12
-7
-16
-19
-21
-18
-18
-15
-19
 chill °C
-26
-26
-26
-26
-26
-29
-31
-31
-34
-23
-18
-29
-34
-34
-30
-25
-23
-32
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-16-16-17-17-18-19-22-22-13-10-10-18-20-23-16-13-14-19-14-14-15-17-17-19-21-22-17-12-7-14-19-21-18-18-15-17
Sunrise
10:19
10:15
10:11
10:08
10:04
10:00
Sunset
4:07
4:09
4:14
4:17
4:21
4:24

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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 -14°C on Sat morning, min -22°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Sat morning, light winds from the SSE by Sun night).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue afternoon, min -21°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Tue night, calm by Thu 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
Williams Field
1241 km S
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-30° C
light snow
Light snow.
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
1392 km NW
6m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (31 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB195E63S
1513 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the SW
(42 kph at 220).
- km
ASCATB195E64S
1517 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the SW
(52 kph at 216).
- km
ASCATB196E63S
1546 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the SW
(48 kph at 221).
- km
ASCATB196E64S
1571 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
66
Gales from the SSW
(66 kph at 212).
- km
ASCATB197E64S
1588 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
65
Gales from the SW
(65 kph at 214).
- km
ASCATB197E63S
1595 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SW
(50 kph at 220).
- km
ASCATB197E62S
1641 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the SW
(26 kph at 214).
- km
ASCATB198E63S
1651 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the SW
(45 kph at 217).
- 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.