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– Lat/Long: 66.80° S 163.25° E

Buckle Island
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Wed 27 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri night, min -24°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, gales from the SW by Sat morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat night, min -23°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Sat night, moderate winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
heavy snow
cloud
cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
heavy snow
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
km/h
15
WNW
20
WSW
20
SW
35
W
25
WSW
5
WNW
35
NE
70
SW
50
SW
60
W
70
WNW
60
WNW
50
WSW
50
W
50
W
45
W
35
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
11
1
3
1
max °C
-21
-21
-22
-18
-17
-15
-9
-16
-21
-6
-6
-17
-17
-14
-14
-10
-12
-16
-19
min °C
-24
-21
-22
-21
-18
-16
-14
-21
-21
-19
-7
-23
-23
-15
-14
-13
-15
-18
-22
-33
-32
-33
-33
-29
-21
-23
-38
-37
-34
-19
-40
-40
-28
-27
-26
-26
-29
-29
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
50
200
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
11:06
11:10
11:14
11:17
11:21
11:25
Sunset
3:00
2:56
2:53
2:49
2:47
2:44

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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri night, min -24°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, gales from the SW by Sat morning).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat night, min -23°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Sat night, moderate winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

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
Dumont Durville
1019 km WSW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-16° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
ASCATB179E76S
1142 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the S
(36 kph at 169).
- km
ASCATB180E76S
1151 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the S
(37 kph at 171).
- km
Williams Field
1241 km S
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-21° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
9.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
1392 km NW
6m alt.
49 minutes ago
4° C
No report.
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 280).
ASCATB131E64S
1514 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NW
(50 kph at 309).
- km
ASCATC131E64S
1523 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NW
(36 kph at 305).
- km
ASCATB130E64S
1583 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the WNW
(38 kph at 304).
- km
ASCATB129E65S
1591 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the NW
(60 kph at 314).
- km
ASCATC130E64S
1592 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the NW
(38 kph at 306).
- 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.