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– Lat/Long: 66.80° S 163.25° E

Buckle Island
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Tue 08 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Tue night, min -24°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the E on Wed afternoon, gales from the ENE by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sun afternoon, min -20°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the E on Fri morning, light winds from the ESE by Fri night).

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
100
150
250
550
300
300
km/h
50
E
55
E
65
ENE
30
E
25
E
30
SE
40
ESE
55
E
70
ENE
55
E
30
ESE
20
ESE
40
SSW
40
WSW
40
W
40
WNW
30
WNW
15
WNW
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Snowflake cm
1
2
9
3
4
2
 mm
max °C
-15
-14
-12
-12
-13
-17
-22
-23
-20
-18
-18
-18
-17
-16
-17
-18
-15
-15
min °C
-15
-15
-15
-12
-14
-24
-24
-23
-23
-20
-19
-20
-18
-16
-18
-19
-17
-17
 chill °C
-28
-29
-30
-22
-24
-37
-40
-40
-41
-36
-30
-28
-31
-29
-31
-32
-29
-24
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-15-15-14-12-14-23-26-26-25-22-23-23-22-20-20-22-18-15-15-15-14-12-14-21-23-23-22-19-19-19-18-16-18-19-16-16
Sunrise
7:52
7:48
7:45
7:41
7:37
7:33
Sunset
6:17
6:21
6:23
6:27
6:30
6:34

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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Tue night, min -24°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the E on Wed afternoon, gales from the ENE by Thu night).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sun afternoon, min -20°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the E on Fri morning, light winds from the ESE by Fri 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
-18°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
78
Severe gales from the SSE
(78 kph at 150).
<100m
Mid: overcast
hy2c182E62S
1085 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NNE
(31 kph at 22).
- km
hy2c184E62S
1093 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the NNE
(29 kph at 22).
- km
hy2c183E62S
1095 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NNE
(30 kph at 28).
- km
hy2c184E63S
1095 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the NNE
(23 kph at 20).
- km
hy2c182E61S
1102 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the NE
(25 kph at 38).
- km
hy2c185E63S
1103 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
10
Light winds from the NNW
(10 kph at 332).
- km
hy2c181E60S
1110 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the NE
(19 kph at 55).
- km
hy2c186E64S
1111 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
10
Light winds from the NW
(10 kph at 315).
- km
hy2c181E61S
1117 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the NE
(20 kph at 48).
- 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.