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– Lat/Long: 66.80° S 163.25° E

Buckle Island
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Sun 17 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue night, min -16°C on Mon night). Mainly near gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed morning, min -26°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed morning, strong winds from the W by Thu night).

Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
heavy snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
heavy snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
km/h
15
SW
25
E
55
ENE
40
SSE
25
S
15
WSW
25
NNW
25
NW
35
NW
15
W
35
SSW
20
WSW
35
W
40
W
35
W
25
W
30
N
35
SW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
15
1
1
1
6
2
5
2
max °C
-11
-10
-9
-12
-14
-11
-3
-4
-2
-4
-11
-16
-24
-25
-21
-20
-18
-22
min °C
-11
-10
-10
-13
-15
-16
-8
-4
-3
-9
-14
-22
-24
-25
-24
-22
-19
-26
-18
-19
-19
-24
-25
-26
-16
-11
-10
-18
-26
-34
-38
-41
-40
-34
-32
-41
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
50
50
0
100
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-8-9-12-14-11-7-6-6-8-12-20-27-27-23-21-21-28-11-10-10-13-15-14-6-4-3-7-13-19-24-25-23-21-19-24
Sunrise
10:25
10:27
10:32
10:36
10:40
10:44
Sunset
3:40
3:37
3:33
3:29
3:26
3:22

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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 -2°C on Tue night, min -16°C on Mon night). Mainly near gales.

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed morning, min -26°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed morning, strong winds from the W by Thu 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.
1 hour ago
-11° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
76
Severe gales from the ESE
(76 kph at 120).
0.1 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
1241 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-22° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
1392 km NW
475m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
light rain
Continuous moderate drizzle.
61
Near gales from the NNW
(61 kph at 340).
2.0 km
1620 km NNE
16m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
EnderbyIslandAws
1824 km N
40m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
-
30
Fresh winds from the NNW
(30 kph at 330).
ASCATB116E63S
2247 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the S
(50 kph at 185).
- km
ASCATB115E63S
2265 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the S
(50 kph at 183).
- km
ASCATB116E62S
2270 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the S
(21 kph at 186).
- km
Casey
2276 km SW
42m alt.
1 hour ago
-17° C
State of sky unchanged.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
50 km
Mid: few
InvercargillAeroAws
2290 km N
3m alt.
1 hour ago
12° C
clear
Clear skies.
7
Light winds from the NNE
(7 kph at 30).
20 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.