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– Lat/Long: 66.80° S 163.25° E

Buckle Island
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Thu 03 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri night, min -18°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the ESE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SE by Sat morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue night, min -20°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, near gales from the ENE by Tue night).

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
mod snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
50
km/h
45
E
45
E
50
E
45
E
70
ESE
40
N
15
E
15
SSW
40
SSW
20
SE
20
E
15
ESE
20
E
20
E
5
E
5
SSE
15
E
50
E
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Snowflake cm
2
9
1
2
1
2
9
 mm
max °C
-8
-8
-8
-6
-5
-4
-9
-13
-15
-16
-18
-19
-18
-15
-16
-17
-13
-7
min °C
-8
-8
-9
-8
-8
-8
-10
-17
-18
-17
-18
-20
-20
-16
-19
-18
-15
-12
 chill °C
-19
-19
-20
-19
-21
-15
-16
-28
-29
-27
-28
-29
-30
-26
-26
-22
-23
-23
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:12
8:08
8:04
8:00
7:56
7:52
Sunset
6:00
6:04
6:07
6:10
6:14
6:17

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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 afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri night, min -18°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the ESE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SE by Sat morning).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue night, min -20°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, near gales from the ENE by Tue 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
Dumont Durville
1019 km WSW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-5°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
85
Severe gales from the SE
(85 kph at 130).
0.8 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Williams Field
1241 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-19°C
clear
Clear
7
Light winds from the ESE
(7 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1250 km S
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-30°C
clear
Mist -.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
8.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
1392 km NW
475m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
No report.
33
Fresh winds from the WNW
(33 kph at 300).
1620 km NNE
16m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
-
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 320).
EnderbyIslandAws
1824 km N
40m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
-
39
Strong winds from the N
(39 kph at 350).
Sails Ashore Lodge
2234 km N
25m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
Stewart Island
2235 km N
24m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 45).
2251 km N
52m alt.
57 minutes ago
No weather report.
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 270).
2275 km N
13m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 45).

* 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.