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– Lat/Long: 66.80° S 163.25° E

Buckle Island
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Sat 25 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat morning, min -16°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sun afternoon, severe gales from the ENE by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue morning, min -20°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NE by Wed morning).

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
150
50
km/h
45
SE
60
SSE
40
SSE
25
SSE
15
SE
20
E
30
ENE
35
ENE
80
ENE
40
N
50
N
60
NW
10
NE
20
WSW
20
SSE
25
E
20
E
15
E
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Snowflake cm
10
1
3
2
 mm
max °C
-6
-12
-14
-14
-15
-15
-15
-12
-6
-7
-7
-11
-12
-13
-13
-17
-18
-19
min °C
-10
-13
-14
-14
-15
-16
-16
-14
-10
-7
-8
-13
-12
-13
-16
-18
-19
-20
 chill °C
-22
-26
-27
-24
-24
-25
-28
-26
-23
-17
-20
-27
-17
-22
-26
-28
-28
-28
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-12-14-14-14-14-13-11-10-13-12-16-17-17-17-18-19-20-8-13-14-14-15-16-16-13-8-7-8-12-12-13-15-18-19-20
Sunrise
10:45
10:41
10:38
10:34
10:30
10:27
Sunset
3:41
3:44
3:48
3:52
3:56
3:59

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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat morning, min -16°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sun afternoon, severe gales from the ENE by Mon 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 -7°C on Tue morning, min -20°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NE 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
hy2c169E63S
500 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
75
Severe gales from the WNW
(75 kph at 298).
- km
hy2c165E62S
505 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the W
(47 kph at 262).
- km
hy2c168E63S
505 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
74
Gales from the WNW
(74 kph at 290).
- km
hy2c167E63S
508 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
72
Gales from the W
(72 kph at 278).
- km
hy2c167E62S
525 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the W
(60 kph at 272).
- km
hy2c163E62S
554 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the W
(18 kph at 262).
- km
hy2c161E62S
560 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the SW
(19 kph at 235).
- km
hy2c164E62S
561 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 278).
- km
hy2c170E63S
566 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
72
Gales from the NW
(72 kph at 310).
- km
hy2c160E62S
570 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the WSW
(20 kph at 250).
- 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.