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– Lat/Long: 66.80° S 163.25° E

Buckle Island
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Fri 15 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat afternoon, min -16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sat night, calm by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue morning, min -17°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue night, strong winds from the W by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
heavy snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
heavy snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
km/h
25
WSW
20
NNE
40
NW
60
W
25
WSW
20
E
50
E
25
SSE
15
SW
20
WNW
35
NW
40
WNW
15
WNW
25
WSW
30
W
25
W
35
W
45
W
40
WNW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
4
6
13
1
4
max °C
-14
-8
-2
-3
-8
-8
-8
-11
-13
-8
-3
-3
-4
-12
-14
-15
-16
-17
-17
min °C
-16
-11
-4
-5
-8
-8
-11
-12
-14
-14
-4
-4
-8
-13
-15
-15
-16
-17
-22
-26
-19
-13
-14
-16
-15
-22
-20
-22
-22
-12
-12
-16
-23
-26
-26
-28
-31
-35
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
0
450
0
0
0
50
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-7-7-8-8-8-9-11-11-10-7-8-10-13-15-15-15-17-21-15-10-3-4-8-8-10-12-14-11-4-4-6-13-15-15-16-17-20
Sunrise
10:21
10:25
10:27
10:32
10:36
10:40
Sunset
3:44
3:40
3:37
3:33
3:29
3:26

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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat afternoon, min -16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sat night, calm by Sun morning).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue morning, min -17°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue night, strong winds from the W by Thu afternoon).

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
ASCATB144E64S
943 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the ENE
(42 kph at 78).
- km
ASCATC144E64S
962 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the NNE
(29 kph at 18).
- km
ASCATB143E64S
1013 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the NNE
(29 kph at 14).
- km
Dumont Durville
1019 km WSW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-13° C
-
56
Near gales from the ESE
(56 kph at 120).
ASCATC143E64S
1021 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the N
(32 kph at 3).
- km
ASCATC143E63S
1032 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the N
(33 kph at 1).
- km
ASCATB141E65S
1048 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the ESE
(62 kph at 104).
- km
ASCATB142E64S
1064 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the N
(29 kph at 9).
- km
ASCATC142E64S
1069 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the N
(27 kph at 2).
- km
ASCATC141E65S
1071 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the ESE
(58 kph at 104).
- 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.