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– Lat/Long: 66.80° S 163.25° E

Buckle Island
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Thu 23 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu morning, min -16°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Fri afternoon, gales from the SE by Sat afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon night, min -16°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sun afternoon, gales from the ENE by Mon night).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
cloud
mod snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
mod. snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
150
300
500
150
km/h
55
NE
50
NNE
45
N
30
NNW
15
NNW
45
SE
60
ESE
70
SE
45
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
50
NE
30
NNE
60
NW
30
N
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Snowflake cm
2
1
1
10
1
5
1
2
 mm
max °C
-2
-3
-6
-9
-13
-4
-6
-11
-13
-16
-15
-15
-12
-9
-4
-6
-8
-11
min °C
-3
-5
-7
-12
-14
-11
-9
-12
-16
-16
-16
-16
-14
-10
-7
-7
-10
-15
 chill °C
-13
-15
-17
-22
-18
-20
-22
-26
-26
-25
-22
-23
-26
-21
-17
-18
-22
-23
Freezing level m
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
10:52
10:49
10:45
10:41
10:38
10:34
Sunset
3:33
3:37
3:41
3:44
3:48
3:52

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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 below freezing (max -2°C on Thu morning, min -16°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Fri afternoon, gales from the SE by Sat afternoon).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon night, min -16°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sun afternoon, gales from the ENE by Mon 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
-24° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Low: overcast
1392 km NW
6m alt.
3 hours ago
4° C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
Sails Ashore Lodge
2234 km N
25m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
light rain
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
Stewart Island
2235 km N
24m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
light rain
Recent light rain.
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 0).
2251 km N
52m alt.
50 minutes ago
No weather report.
15
Light winds from the N
(15 kph at 0).
2275 km N
13m alt.
50 minutes ago
11° C
light rain
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 45).
2282 km N
3m alt.
50 minutes ago
No weather report.
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 315).
Dewe Road Yards
2287 km NNE
8m alt.
1 hour ago
16° C
Dry
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 0).
Tisbury
2287 km N
16m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
Dry
Wind obs. (22 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
2289 km N
9m alt.
43 minutes ago
13° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 285).
18

* 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.