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– Lat/Long: 66.80° S 163.25° E

Buckle Island
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Thu 27 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat night, min -7°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Thu morning, severe gales from the E by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun morning, min -9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the E on Sun morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Tue night).

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
 km/h
35
ENE
40
ENE
45
E
60
E
65
E
75
E
80
E
55
NE
60
ENE
60
E
60
E
50
E
40
ESE
35
E
45
E
35
E
35
E
30
E
 cm 
4
2
4
1
1
1
1
1
 mm 
max°C
-6
-5
-5
-5
-6
-6
-7
-5
-2
-4
-5
-6
-6
-5
-5
-8
-8
-8
min°C
-7
-5
-5
-5
-7
-7
-7
-5
-5
-5
-5
-7
-7
-5
-6
-8
-8
-9
chill°C 
-16
-14
-14
-16
-19
-19
-20
-15
-15
-16
-16
-17
-17
-14
-15
-17
-17
-18
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
200
200
0
50
50
0
50
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
50
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-5-5-5-7-7-7-5-4-5-5-7-7-5-6-8-8-9-4-2-4-4-3-4-4-2-2-2-2-3-3-2-3-4-3-5
Sunrise
3:16
3:12
3:05
3:00
2:54
2:47
Sunset
12:30
12:36
12:42
12:49
12:56
1:04

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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat night, min -7°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Thu morning, severe gales from the E by Sat night).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun morning, min -9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the E on Sun morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Tue night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Buckle Island at the specific elevation of 1239 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.
46 minutes ago
-8° C
-
13
Light winds from the NE
(13 kph at 50).
Priestley Glacier
769 km S
1925m alt.
46 minutes ago
-18° C
-
Wind obs. (26 kph from 240 degs) was rejected.
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
881 km S
93m alt.
46 minutes ago
-3° C
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
Dumont Durville
1019 km WSW
111m alt.
46 minutes ago
2° C
-
44
Strong winds from the SE
(44 kph at 130).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
SHIP351
1025 km WSW
-m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
-
58
Near gales from the SE
(58 kph at 130).
Cape Ross
1106 km S
212m alt.
46 minutes ago
-4° C
-
26
Moderate winds from the SE
(26 kph at 130).
Mcmurdo
1238 km S
24m alt.
46 minutes ago
-2° C
-
13
Light winds from the E
(13 kph at 80).
32 km
Mid: overcast
Mcmurdo Williams
1241 km S
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
1241 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm.(Wind varies from 012 to 016 degs)
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1250 km S
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
7
Light winds from the NE
(7 kph at 40).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast

* 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.