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– Lat/Long: 66.80° S 163.25° E

Buckle Island
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Tue 19 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue night, min -23°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon morning, min -24°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Tue
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
mod snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
mod snow
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
mod. snow
km/h
20
NNW
30
NNE
40
WNW
50
W
40
W
20
WSW
10
SW
10
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
35
S
45
SSW
45
SSW
35
WNW
50
W
40
W
30
ENE
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
8
1
4
6
max °C
-6
-1
-2
-9
-14
-20
-22
-22
-19
-17
-18
-24
-23
-17
-14
-10
-7
min °C
-8
-4
-3
-11
-18
-21
-22
-23
-21
-17
-24
-24
-23
-23
-16
-12
-9
-16
-12
-12
-22
-29
-31
-30
-30
-35
-29
-40
-40
-39
-36
-30
-23
-16
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
10:36
10:40
10:44
10:47
10:51
Sunset
3:33
3:29
3:26
3:22
3:18
3:15

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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue night, min -23°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon morning, min -24°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Sat 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
Williams Field
1241 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-28° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
1392 km NW
6m alt.
42 minutes ago
8° C
No report.
13
Light winds from the WNW
(13 kph at 300).
1620 km NNE
16m alt.
42 minutes ago
10° C
-
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 320).
EnderbyIslandAws
1824 km N
40m alt.
42 minutes ago
11° C
-
63
Gales from the N
(63 kph at 0).
InvercargillAeroAws
2290 km N
3m alt.
42 minutes ago
6° C
clear
Clear skies.
9
Light winds from the NE
(9 kph at 50).
20 km
Nugget Point Automatic Weather Station
2299 km NNE
131m alt.
42 minutes ago
7° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the NNE
(22 kph at 20).
PuysegurPointAws
2307 km N
44m alt.
42 minutes ago
15° C
-
33
Fresh winds from the N
(33 kph at 350).
DunedinAeroAws
2360 km NNE
2m alt.
42 minutes ago
2° C
clear
Clear skies.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 340).
20 km
Dunedin Airport
2361 km NNE
2m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: no cloud
2376 km NNE
1m alt.
39 minutes ago
7° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 1).
3

* 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.