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– Lat/Long: 66.80° S 163.25° E

Buckle Island
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Sun 26 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Tue afternoon, min -15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sun afternoon, gales from the E by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri night, min -16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, gales from the W by Sat morning).

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
mod snow
mod snow
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
mod snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
mod. snow
mod. snow
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
0
0
0
100
100
100
100
km/h
20
SE
20
E
35
E
45
E
60
E
55
ESE
35
E
40
SSE
35
SSE
35
S
50
SE
30
SSE
25
SE
20
SW
40
W
40
W
45
NNW
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Snowflake cm
6
8
2
6
 mm
max °C
-13
-14
-15
-14
-10
-11
-9
-11
-12
-12
-14
-15
-15
-14
-13
-11
-6
min °C
-13
-15
-15
-14
-13
-11
-10
-11
-12
-13
-15
-15
-15
-16
-13
-13
-10
 chill °C
-22
-26
-27
-27
-28
-24
-20
-22
-23
-24
-27
-26
-26
-26
-24
-25
-21
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-14-14-14-13-12-12-12-12-12-14-17-19-18-17-15-15-12-13-15-15-14-12-11-10-11-12-13-15-15-15-15-13-12-8
Sunrise
10:38
10:34
10:30
10:27
10:23
Sunset
3:44
3:48
3:52
3:56
3:59
4:02

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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Tue afternoon, min -15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sun afternoon, gales from the E by Mon night).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri night, min -16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, gales from the W by Sat 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
Williams Field
1241 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-26° C
clear
Clear
7
Light winds from the NE
(7 kph at 40).
10.0 km
1392 km NW
6m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (31 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
Sails Ashore Lodge
2234 km N
25m alt.
41 minutes ago
6° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 135).
Stewart Island
2235 km N
24m alt.
41 minutes ago
6° C
light rain
Recent light rain.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
2251 km N
52m alt.
31 minutes ago
No weather report.
46
Strong winds from the NW
(46 kph at 315).
2275 km N
13m alt.
31 minutes ago
6° C
light rain
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 0).
2282 km N
3m alt.
31 minutes ago
No weather report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 315).
Dewe Road Yards
2287 km NNE
8m alt.
41 minutes ago
5° C
Dry
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 315).
Tisbury
2287 km N
16m alt.
41 minutes ago
4° C
Dry
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 315).
2289 km N
9m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 321).
8

* 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.