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Buckle Island
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 pm Fri 06 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri night, min -6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Sat morning, light winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu morning, min -5°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the NNE by Thu morning).

Fri
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
mod snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
mod. snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
 km/h
50
ESE
50
SSE
60
SE
50
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
20
SSE
35
W
30
W
25
W
10
NW
10
ENE
10
ESE
15
W
20
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
4
7
max °C
-4
-3
-4
-4
-4
-5
-4
-4
-5
-4
-4
-4
-3
-3
-3
-3
-1
min °C
-4
-5
-4
-5
-5
-5
-5
-6
-6
-5
-5
-4
-4
-4
-4
-3
-2
-14
-15
-14
-14
-14
-14
-12
-15
-14
-12
-10
-8
-7
-9
-10
-10
-8
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
0
150
650
50
350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-8-8-9-9-10-10-10-10-9-10-8-7-7-7-6-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-6-5-5-4-4-4-4-3-2
Sunrise
5:28
5:31
5:35
5:41
5:45
Sunset
11:14
11:09
11:06
11:01
10:58
10:53

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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 below freezing (max -3°C on Fri night, min -6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Sat morning, light winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu morning, min -5°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the NNE 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
Cape Phillips
735 km SSE
780m alt.
3 hours ago
-5° C
-
6
Light winds from the WSW
(6 kph at 250).
Priestley Glacier
767 km S
1925m alt.
1 hour ago
-22° C
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
SHIP2866
808 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
72
Gales from the WNW
(72 kph at 290).
- km
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
879 km S
93m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 250).
Dumont Durville
1015 km WSW
111m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
-
7
Light winds from the WNW
(7 kph at 300).
60 km
Mid: few
SHIP467
811 km WSW
-m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
-
72
Gales from the WNW
(72 kph at 290).
SHIP1063
811 km WSW
-m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
-
36
Fresh winds from the WNW
(36 kph at 300).
SHIP2425
811 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
36
Fresh winds from the WNW
(36 kph at 300).
- km
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
881 km S
93m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 250).
Dumont Durville
1019 km WSW
111m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
-
7
Light winds from the WNW
(7 kph at 300).
60 km
Mid: few

* 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.