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– Lat/Long: 66.80° S 163.25° E

Buckle Island
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Wed 18 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed morning, min -2°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Wed morning, light winds from the NNE by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat morning, min -1°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light rain
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
 km/h
60
WNW
45
WNW
20
NNW
15
NNE
20
NE
25
ENE
35
E
30
E
30
E
35
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
35
NNE
50
NNE
15
NNE
1
4
4
max °C
2
2
0
-1
-1
-1
0
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
-1
0
min °C
2
0
0
-1
-1
-2
-1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-6
-6
-6
-6
-6
-10
-8
-5
-5
-6
-6
-6
-4
-4
-7
-9
-10
-7
2450
3000
1000
150
150
250
150
2050
1950
1900
1800
0
0
0
50
300
300
250
Cloud base (m)
0
0
200
200
200
250
200
50
200
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
420-3-3-4-24332223-3-3-3-3210-1-1-2-12211111-1-1-1-1
Sunrise
6:13
6:16
6:20
6:24
6:28
6:33
Sunset
10:24
10:21
10:15
10:12
10:07
10:04

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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed morning, min -2°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Wed morning, light winds from the NNE by Wed night).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat morning, min -1°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

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
SANTA FECITOLA
668 km S
205m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
Cape Phillips
735 km SSE
780m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the WSW
(22 kph at 240).
Priestley Glacier
767 km S
1925m alt.
2 hours ago
-28° C
-
Wind obs. (28 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
Dumont Durville
1015 km WSW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-6° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
91
Stormy winds from the SE
(91 kph at 140).
0.1 km
Mid: overcast
Cape Ross
1102 km S
212m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
SHIP2726
1174 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
18
Light winds from the SW
(19 kph at 230).
- km
SHIP10588
1174 km S
3m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
18
Light winds from the SW
(18 kph at 230).
SHIP6482
1174 km S
3m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
18
Light winds from the SW
(18 kph at 230).
SHIP1577
1174 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
18
Light winds from the SW
(19 kph at 230).
- km
SHIP7445
1174 km S
3m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
18
Light winds from the SW
(18 kph at 230).

* 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.