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– Lat/Long: 66.80° S 163.25° E

Buckle Island
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Sun 17 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue night, min -16°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ENE on Sun night, light winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Wed night, min -26°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Thu night, light winds from the SW by Fri night).

Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
heavy snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
clear
km/h
55
ENE
35
SE
30
S
20
WSW
30
NNW
30
WNW
35
NNW
35
NW
45
WSW
30
WSW
15
WSW
25
W
40
W
20
WNW
15
W
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
35
W
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
11
1
1
1
7
2
max °C
-7
-11
-13
-12
-5
-3
-1
-2
-9
-17
-23
-23
-19
-18
-20
-20
-24
-24
-17
min °C
-9
-12
-14
-16
-9
-3
-3
-4
-11
-23
-23
-23
-23
-19
-21
-26
-25
-24
-23
-17
-23
-24
-26
-18
-11
-10
-12
-22
-34
-33
-36
-37
-28
-30
-38
-37
-35
-36
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
0
50
100
50
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-11-12-11-7-6-5-7-10-22-27-26-22-20-23-25-28-27-21-8-12-14-14-7-3-2-3-10-20-23-23-21-19-21-23-25-24-20
Sunrise
10:27
10:32
10:36
10:40
10:44
10:47
Sunset
3:37
3:33
3:29
3:26
3:22
3:18

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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue night, min -16°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ENE on Sun night, light winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Wed night, min -26°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Thu night, light winds from the SW 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.
2 hours ago
-11° C
-
31
Fresh winds from the E
(31 kph at 100).
Williams Field
1241 km S
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-21° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
hy2b192E65S
1299 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the SSW
(33 kph at 210).
- km
hy2b193E65S
1369 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the SW
(30 kph at 215).
- km
hy2b193E64S
1391 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the SW
(30 kph at 218).
- km
1392 km NW
6m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
No report.
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 310).
hy2b194E64S
1424 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the SW
(30 kph at 215).
- km
hy2b195E65S
1442 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the SSW
(34 kph at 210).
- km
hy2b195E64S
1458 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the SSW
(32 kph at 212).
- km
hy2b196E64S
1504 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the SSW
(35 kph at 200).
- 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.