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– Lat/Long: 66.80° S 163.25° E

Buckle Island
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Wed 24 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu afternoon, min -26°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, near gales from the W by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat morning, min -32°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the NW by Sun night).

Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
cloudy
cloudy
clear
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
km/h
30
NE
5
WNW
40
W
40
WNW
10
NNE
25
W
45
W
50
W
45
WNW
45
NW
45
W
45
W
40
WSW
25
SW
25
NW
30
WNW
30
NNW
45
WSW
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Snowflake cm
2
2
3
2
4
4
3
 mm
max °C
-13
-13
-16
-13
-11
-12
-26
-23
-14
-8
-10
-24
-32
-30
-27
-19
-17
-18
min °C
-14
-15
-18
-15
-11
-24
-26
-25
-19
-12
-20
-31
-32
-31
-29
-23
-18
-19
 chill °C
-25
-23
-31
-27
-16
-40
-43
-42
-34
-24
-36
-49
-50
-45
-38
-37
-30
-33
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
50
50
150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-14-15-17-15-13-19-26-24-18-13-16-28-33-32-27-18-16-18-14-14-17-14-11-18-26-24-17-10-15-28-32-31-28-21-18-19
Sunrise
12:12
12:11
12:11
12:10
12:08
12:07
Sunset
2:04
2:06
2:07
2:08
2:11
2:12

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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu afternoon, min -26°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, near gales from the W by Fri night).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat morning, min -32°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the NW by Sun 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
-28° C
light snow
Light snow.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.4 km
1392 km NW
6m alt.
4 hours ago
4° C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
ASCATC118E63S
2168 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the WSW
(25 kph at 243).
- km
ASCATC117E63S
2224 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 234).
- km
ASCATC117E62S
2251 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
14
Light winds from the WSW
(14 kph at 244).
- km
ASCATB116E63S
2257 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
11
Light winds from the ENE
(11 kph at 77).
- km
ASCATC116E63S
2260 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
13
Light winds from the SE
(13 kph at 139).
- km
ASCATB116E62S
2280 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 87).
- km
2289 km N
9m alt.
50 minutes ago
6° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 331).
5
ASCATB115E63S
2308 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
14
Light winds from the E
(14 kph at 100).
- 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.