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– Lat/Long: 66.80° S 163.25° E

Buckle Island
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Wed 12 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed night, min -10°C on Fri night). Mainly gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sat morning, min -18°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, near gales from the W by Mon night).

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
km/h
35
NNW
30
NW
30
NNE
60
NNE
55
NNE
35
WNW
45
E
40
ESE
25
WNW
20
ENE
40
SSE
25
NE
25
NW
20
NW
5
NNE
20
ESE
5
ESE
35
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
4
1
3
3
1
2
1
 mm
max °C
-1
-2
1
0
-1
-2
-5
-6
-7
-11
-11
-14
-16
-15
-13
-13
-15
-15
min °C
-2
-3
-2
-1
-2
-6
-5
-7
-10
-11
-12
-15
-16
-15
-14
-14
-15
-18
 chill °C
-10
-9
-8
-10
-11
-12
-14
-13
-18
-19
-22
-25
-26
-24
-19
-22
-20
-31
Freezing level m
100
0
0
550
250
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-5-3-3-4-7-9-11-12-13-14-17-19-18-17-19-20-20-2-3-1-1-2-4-5-7-9-11-12-15-16-15-14-14-15-17
Sunrise
9:37
9:33
9:30
9:26
9:22
9:18
Sunset
4:45
4:50
4:52
4:57
5:00
5:04

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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 morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed night, min -10°C on Fri night). Mainly gales.

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sat morning, min -18°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, near gales from the W 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
ASCATC160E63S
500 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the NNW
(29 kph at 334).
- km
ASCATC166E62S
504 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NNW
(30 kph at 328).
- km
ASCATC162E62S
509 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NNW
(27 kph at 332).
- km
ASCATC164E62S
511 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 326).
- km
ASCATC160E62S
511 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NNW
(27 kph at 344).
- km
ASCATC163E62S
515 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the NNW
(26 kph at 342).
- km
ASCATC165E62S
517 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the NNW
(29 kph at 344).
- km
ASCATC167E62S
523 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the NW
(28 kph at 321).
- km
ASCATC161E62S
525 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NNW
(27 kph at 344).
- km
ASCATC158E63S
531 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the N
(28 kph at 359).
- 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.