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– Lat/Long: 66.80° S 163.25° E

Buckle Island
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 pm Thu 19 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri night, min -7°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat morning, gales from the WSW by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon morning, min -11°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the N on Sun night, extremely windy from the W by Tue morning).

Thu
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
 km/h
15
SSE
35
WNW
40
WNW
50
W
30
NNW
15
NE
20
S
45
WSW
50
WSW
40
W
25
N
35
NNE
70
NW
45
W
105
W
85
WNW
75
W
2
2
3
1
1
max °C
-6
-5
-6
-5
-3
-3
-4
-5
-5
-5
-3
-2
-3
-4
-9
-4
-4
min °C
-6
-6
-7
-5
-4
-3
-5
-6
-5
-5
-5
-2
-3
-10
-11
-7
-7
-12
-13
-17
-15
-12
-8
-14
-15
-15
-14
-13
-10
-14
-25
-27
-20
-19
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
0
100
100
200
300
5350
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:02
8:06
8:08
8:12
8:15
Sunset
8:28
8:23
8:20
8:15
8:12
8:07

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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri night, min -7°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat morning, gales from the WSW by Sat night).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon morning, min -11°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the N on Sun night, extremely windy from the W by Tue 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
738 km SSE
780m alt.
1 hour ago
-16° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the WSW
(22 kph at 240).
Priestley Glacier
769 km S
1925m alt.
1 hour ago
-35° C
-
Wind obs. (33 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
881 km S
93m alt.
1 hour ago
-
48
Strong winds from the WNW
(48 kph at 290).
Cape Ross
1106 km S
212m alt.
1 hour ago
-18° C
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
Williams Field
1241 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-21° C
light snow
Light snow.
19
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
1392 km NW
6m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
No report.
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 260).
1620 km NNE
16m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
-
17
Light winds from the WSW
(17 kph at 250).
EnderbyIslandAws
1824 km N
40m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
-
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 260).
2190 km N
240m alt.
1 hour ago
12° C
-
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 310).
2289 km N
9m alt.
58 minutes ago
13° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 155).
6

* 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.