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Buckle Island
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 pm Fri 12 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun morning, min -4°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the E by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon night, min -3°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the E by Thu morning).

Fri
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
5
S
5
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
30
ENE
50
E
35
E
25
SE
15
ESE
10
E
40
ENE
35
NNW
35
NNE
30
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNE
 cm 
2
3
2
2
4
 mm 
max°C
-3
-3
-4
-3
-3
-2
-2
-2
-2
0
1
0
0
0
-1
0
-1
min°C
-4
-4
-4
-3
-3
-3
-2
-2
-2
-2
-1
0
0
-1
-1
-1
-2
chill°C 
-6
-9
-10
-9
-10
-12
-9
-9
-7
-6
-8
-7
-7
-8
-6
-5
-10
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1550
600
750
200
150
250
150
Cloud base (m)
50
350
150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-8-9-8-7-6-4-5-4-3-1-2-2-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-2-2-2-1000-1-1-1-2
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00

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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 Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun morning, min -4°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the E by Sun morning).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon night, min -3°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the E by Thu morning).

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Cape Phillips
738 km SSE
780m alt.
3 hours ago
-9° C
-
20
Moderate winds from the WSW
(20 kph at 240).
Priestley Glacier
769 km S
1925m alt.
3 hours ago
-17° C
-
13
Light winds from the E
(13 kph at 100).
SHIP2756
860 km S
15m alt.
1 hour ago
21
Moderate winds from the NW
(21 kph at 320).
- km
Cape Ross
1106 km S
212m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
Mcmurdo Williams
1241 km S
22m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: scattered
Williams Field
1241 km S
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (17 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1250 km S
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-5° C
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the NW
(20 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: scattered
1392 km NW
6m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
1620 km NNE
16m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
-
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 260).
EnderbyIslandAws
1824 km N
40m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
-
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 270).

* 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.