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– Lat/Long: 66.80° S 163.25° E

Buckle Island
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Wed 24 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat morning, min -25°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, gales from the NW by Sat morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat afternoon, min -30°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the S by Sun afternoon).

Wed
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
clear
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
km/h
10
WNW
35
W
40
NW
20
NNE
45
W
45
W
50
W
50
WNW
50
NW
60
NW
45
W
35
WSW
30
SSW
40
NW
45
W
20
NW
35
WSW
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Snowflake cm
1
1
2
2
4
3
1
1
 mm
max °C
-12
-16
-10
-7
-10
-25
-21
-10
-6
-7
-22
-29
-28
-23
-19
-18
-15
min °C
-15
-20
-14
-8
-24
-25
-25
-17
-8
-17
-29
-30
-28
-28
-21
-18
-19
 chill °C
-25
-34
-26
-14
-41
-41
-42
-30
-19
-32
-47
-47
-43
-41
-36
-28
-31
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
0
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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 moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat morning, min -25°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, gales from the NW by Sat morning).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat afternoon, min -30°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the S by Sun 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
Williams Field
1241 km S
8m alt.
59 minutes ago
-25° C
light snow
Light snow.
26
Moderate winds from the ENE
(26 kph at 70).
9.0 km
Low: overcast
1392 km NW
6m alt.
41 minutes ago
4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (31 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
2289 km N
9m alt.
55 minutes ago
8° C
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 226 degs) was rejected.
Dunedin Airport
2361 km NNE
2m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
light rain
Light rain .
17
Light winds from the SW
(17 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Skyline Gondola
2446 km N
1000m alt.
41 minutes ago
3° C
-
69
Gales from the WSW
(69 kph at 251).
87
2453 km NNE
372m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
Terrace SouthernClub
2453 km N
629m alt.
41 minutes ago
3° C
-
Wind obs. (48 kph from 327 degs) was rejected.
Flightpark
2456 km N
450m alt.
41 minutes ago
3° C
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 2 degs) was rejected.
Coronet Peak Tandems
2457 km N
1620m alt.
41 minutes ago
-1° C
-
Wind obs. (30 kph from 339 degs) was rejected.
Rocky Gully
2457 km N
1200m alt.
41 minutes ago
-1° C
-
Wind obs. (30 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.

* 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.