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– Lat/Long: 66.80° S 163.25° E

Buckle Island
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Fri 04 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri afternoon, min -15°C on Sat night). Mainly near gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue night, min -12°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ENE on Tue night, calm by Wed night).

Fri
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
150
250
200
150
km/h
55
ESE
10
WSW
20
NNW
20
NNE
30
ESE
40
E
45
NE
35
NNE
30
NE
40
ENE
20
E
30
E
25
ENE
60
ENE
25
NW
25
N
5
NE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
4
1
3
1
5
4
9
1
 mm
max °C
-6
-6
-9
-11
-11
-15
-15
-14
-13
-11
-10
-9
-7
-6
-6
-6
-8
min °C
-8
-9
-10
-11
-15
-15
-15
-15
-14
-12
-10
-9
-8
-6
-6
-7
-9
 chill °C
-20
-16
-18
-19
-28
-27
-28
-28
-25
-23
-19
-18
-16
-16
-14
-13
-14
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Sunrise
8:04
8:00
7:56
7:52
7:48
Sunset
6:04
6:07
6:10
6:14
6:17
6:21

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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 Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri afternoon, min -15°C on Sat night). Mainly near gales.

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue night, min -12°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ENE on Tue night, calm by Wed 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
Jang Bogo Station
873 km S
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-16°C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: few
Dumont Durville
1019 km WSW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-8°C
Clouds dissolving.
52
Near gales from the SSE
(52 kph at 150).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Williams Field
1241 km S
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-31°C
clear
Haze -.
Wind obs. (31 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
3.2 km
Low: overcast
1392 km NW
6m alt.
53 minutes ago
3°C
No report.
35
Fresh winds from the WNW
(35 kph at 300).
1620 km NNE
16m alt.
53 minutes ago
6°C
-
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 270).
EnderbyIslandAws
1824 km N
40m alt.
53 minutes ago
6°C
-
43
Strong winds from the W
(43 kph at 270).
lightning
2016 km NW
0m alt.
19 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
Sails Ashore Lodge
2234 km N
25m alt.
3 hours ago
7°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
19
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 90).
Stewart Island
2235 km N
24m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 270).
2251 km N
52m alt.
1 hour ago
No weather report.
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 270).

* 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.