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– Lat/Long: 66.80° S 163.25° E

Buckle Island
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Thu 23 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu night, min -15°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri afternoon, gales from the SSE by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon afternoon, min -16°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the E on Mon afternoon, light winds from the S by Tue afternoon).

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
150
50
150
50
km/h
40
N
35
NNW
25
NNW
30
SE
55
ESE
65
SSE
35
SSE
15
SSE
10
ESE
25
ENE
45
E
60
E
30
ESE
40
SE
20
SSE
20
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
25
SE
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Snowflake cm
1
1
2
1
6
2
7
5
5
4
3
4
 mm
max °C
-6
-9
-13
-8
-8
-11
-13
-14
-14
-14
-12
-11
-11
-11
-11
-12
-14
-15
-18
min °C
-7
-12
-14
-14
-9
-11
-14
-14
-15
-15
-13
-12
-12
-11
-12
-12
-14
-16
-21
 chill °C
-17
-23
-19
-21
-21
-24
-26
-22
-23
-24
-25
-24
-23
-22
-19
-20
-22
-26
-34
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-14-16-11-8-10-13-14-14-14-12-11-11-9-11-13-16-17-22-7-11-14-11-9-11-14-14-15-15-13-12-12-11-12-12-14-16-20
Sunrise
10:49
10:45
10:41
10:38
10:34
10:30
Sunset
3:37
3:41
3:44
3:48
3:52
3:56

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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu night, min -15°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri afternoon, gales from the SSE by Sat afternoon).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon afternoon, min -16°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the E on Mon afternoon, light winds from the S by Tue 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
ASCATC149E63S
821 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the W
(51 kph at 278).
- km
ASCATC148E63S
885 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 271).
- km
ASCATC148E62S
895 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the W
(42 kph at 266).
- km
ASCATB147E63S
904 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the WSW
(58 kph at 257).
- km
ASCATC147E63S
919 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 263).
- km
ASCATB174E75S
952 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the W
(44 kph at 270).
- km
ASCATC146E63S
952 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WSW
(51 kph at 251).
- km
ASCATB146E63S
952 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the WSW
(46 kph at 252).
- km
ASCATB175E75S
965 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the W
(44 kph at 268).
- km
ASCATB146E62S
977 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the WSW
(46 kph at 247).
- 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.