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– Lat/Long: 66.80° S 163.25° E

Buckle Island
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Sat 22 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

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

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Thu morning, min -30°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Tue afternoon, severe gales from the WNW by Thu night).

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
400
0
km/h
30
NNW
25
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNE
10
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
30
E
25
NE
35
WNW
50
WNW
55
NW
50
W
75
WNW
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Snowflake cm
1
3
1
1
8
4
3
3
2
 mm
max °C
-6
-6
-7
-7
-7
-8
-8
-10
-15
-18
-19
-18
-16
-12
-10
-20
-28
min °C
-6
-7
-7
-8
-9
-8
-9
-13
-16
-19
-20
-18
-17
-17
-12
-24
-30
 chill °C
-14
-15
-14
-14
-14
-13
-17
-23
-25
-30
-32
-29
-29
-31
-24
-42
-52
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:56
8:52
8:48
8:44
8:40
Sunset
5:21
5:23
5:28
5:30
5:35
5:37

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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 afternoon, min -16°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sat night, light winds from the ENE by Sun 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 -10°C on Thu morning, min -30°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Tue afternoon, severe gales from the WNW by Thu 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
hy2c165E62S
519 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NNW
(42 kph at 328).
- km
hy2c163E62S
520 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NNW
(42 kph at 328).
- km
hy2c160E62S
527 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the NNW
(43 kph at 335).
- km
hy2c162E62S
529 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NNW
(45 kph at 330).
- km
hy2c161E62S
545 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NNW
(42 kph at 330).
- km
hy2c164E62S
553 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NNW
(45 kph at 328).
- km
hy2c167E62S
572 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NW
(40 kph at 325).
- km
hy2c159E62S
572 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the NNW
(47 kph at 330).
- km
hy2c170E63S
580 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NW
(35 kph at 318).
- km
hy2c168E62S
592 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NW
(36 kph at 322).
- 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.