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– Lat/Long: 66.80° S 163.25° E

Buckle Island
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Thu 25 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu afternoon, min -28°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu afternoon, gales from the W by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Mon morning, min -27°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Thu
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
clear
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
km/h
25
NNE
50
W
45
W
60
W
60
W
45
NNW
30
SW
35
W
40
WSW
35
SW
30
WNW
30
WNW
50
W
75
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
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Snowflake cm
2
1
1
3
6
2
 mm
max °C
-7
-9
-24
-15
-15
-10
-14
-21
-28
-26
-20
-19
-20
-21
-26
-21
-20
min °C
-7
-23
-25
-19
-18
-11
-18
-28
-28
-27
-27
-19
-21
-26
-27
-23
-21
 chill °C
-15
-40
-42
-35
-34
-23
-30
-44
-45
-41
-39
-31
-38
-42
-41
-34
-33
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
250
0
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Sunrise
12:11
12:10
12:08
12:07
12:04
Sunset
2:06
2:07
2:08
2:11
2:12
2:15

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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu afternoon, min -28°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu afternoon, gales from the W by Fri night).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Mon morning, min -27°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the WNW by Tue 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.
3 hours ago
-31° C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Macquarie Island
1392 km NW
6m alt.
3 hours ago
4° C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
Dunedin Airport
2361 km NNE
2m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the SSW
(13 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Skyline Gondola
2446 km N
1000m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
-
24
Moderate winds from the ENE
(24 kph at 75).
39
Lauder Observatory
2453 km NNE
372m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
No report.
7
Light winds from the ENE
(7 kph at 60).
2453 km NNE
372m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
Terrace SouthernClub
2453 km N
629m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 14 degs) was rejected.
Flightpark
2456 km N
450m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 264 degs) was rejected.
Coronet Peak Tandems
2457 km N
1620m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
-
17
Light winds from the SSE
(17 kph at 156).
24
ASCATB215E63S
2457 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the WNW
(55 kph at 297).
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* 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.