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– Lat/Long: 66.80° S 163.25° E

Buckle Island
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Thu 28 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat night, min -24°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, gales from the WNW by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon afternoon, min -23°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Thu
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
mod snow
cloud
clear
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
mod. snow
cloudy
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
km/h
30
WSW
40
WSW
25
WSW
5
WNW
25
NNW
55
WSW
40
WSW
60
WNW
60
WNW
55
W
55
WSW
60
W
65
W
60
W
45
W
25
W
5
NNW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
6
2
1
2
max °C
-20
-20
-17
-15
-11
-24
-20
-7
-8
-20
-16
-12
-11
-14
-14
-15
-13
min °C
-20
-21
-19
-16
-20
-24
-23
-14
-14
-23
-23
-14
-13
-15
-15
-15
-14
-33
-36
-30
-21
-37
-42
-38
-29
-27
-40
-40
-28
-27
-30
-27
-25
-20
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
50
100
150
4900
1300
150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
11:10
11:14
11:17
11:21
11:25
Sunset
3:00
2:56
2:53
2:49
2:47
2:44

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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat night, min -24°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, gales from the WNW by Sat night).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon afternoon, min -23°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Mon afternoon, calm 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
Jang Bogo Station
873 km S
29m alt.
53 minutes ago
-25° C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: clear
Dumont Durville
1019 km WSW
111m alt.
53 minutes ago
-17° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
28
Moderate winds from the E
(28 kph at 100).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
1241 km S
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-20° C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Low: overcast
1392 km NW
6m alt.
53 minutes ago
6° C
No report.
50
Strong winds from the W
(50 kph at 280).
1620 km NNE
16m alt.
53 minutes ago
8° C
-
44
Strong winds from the W
(44 kph at 260).
EnderbyIslandAws
1824 km N
40m alt.
53 minutes ago
8° C
-
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 270).
Casey
2276 km SW
42m alt.
53 minutes ago
-12° C
moderate snow
Snow
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
2289 km N
9m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
Dry
Wind obs. (18 kph from 221 degs) was rejected.
InvercargillAeroAws
2290 km N
3m alt.
53 minutes ago
10° C
rain showers
Moderate to heavy rain showers.
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 270).
4 km
Nugget Point Automatic Weather Station
2299 km NNE
131m alt.
53 minutes ago
10° C
-
43
Strong winds from the WSW
(43 kph at 240).

* 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.