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– Lat/Long: 66.80° S 163.25° E

Buckle Island
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Mon 24 Aug 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 -9°C on Mon morning, min -20°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue night, near gales from the W by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu morning, min -25°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
200
550
km/h
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
15
ESE
40
ESE
40
SE
20
WNW
40
W
50
W
15
NW
45
WSW
40
W
35
W
25
WSW
10
N
15
NE
20
ENE
30
E
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
1
2
5
2
2
2
4
1
1
 mm
max °C
-9
-10
-12
-15
-16
-18
-18
-16
-10
-8
-16
-20
-25
-24
-18
-15
-13
-13
min °C
-10
-11
-14
-17
-17
-20
-20
-18
-16
-10
-19
-24
-25
-25
-21
-17
-14
-13
 chill °C
-18
-20
-22
-28
-30
-27
-31
-31
-30
-20
-33
-39
-40
-38
-26
-25
-23
-23
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:52
8:48
8:44
8:40
8:36
8:32
Sunset
5:28
5:30
5:35
5:37
5:40
5:45

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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 -9°C on Mon morning, min -20°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue night, near gales from the W by Wed night).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu morning, min -25°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Fri 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
ASCATC170E63S
520 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NNW
(27 kph at 340).
- km
ASCATC171E63S
541 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the NNW
(26 kph at 346).
- km
ASCATC169E63S
562 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the NNW
(24 kph at 349).
- km
ASCATC170E62S
574 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the NNW
(22 kph at 330).
- km
ASCATC171E62S
601 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the NW
(23 kph at 310).
- km
ASCATC172E63S
602 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the NNW
(26 kph at 335).
- km
ASCATC172E62S
631 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the WNW
(27 kph at 292).
- km
ASCATC152E64S
639 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the SSW
(39 kph at 206).
- km
ASCATC173E63S
641 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the WNW
(25 kph at 296).
- km
ASCATC174E63S
648 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the WNW
(23 kph at 298).
- 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.