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– Lat/Long: 66.80° S 163.25° E

Buckle Island
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 pm Sun 29 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun afternoon, min -16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sun afternoon, extremely windy from the WSW by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri morning, min -16°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon).

Sun
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
20
ESE
55
E
70
ESE
50
SE
25
SSE
40
W
50
W
60
W
100
WSW
80
SW
15
ESE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
5
NE
25
WSW
2
5
2
max °C
-9
-9
-15
-15
-16
-15
-14
-12
-11
-12
-14
-16
-16
-14
-11
-11
-12
min °C
-9
-13
-15
-15
-16
-16
-15
-15
-12
-13
-16
-16
-16
-15
-12
-11
-13
-16
-28
-30
-29
-28
-28
-28
-31
-28
-26
-27
-27
-27
-24
-22
-15
-22
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
150
250
600
50
100
450
500
400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-11-15-15-16-16-15-14-12-13-15-16-16-15-12-11-13-5-7-9-9-10-10-9-10-11-11-10-9-9-9-7-7-9
Sunrise
8:36
8:40
8:42
8:47
8:49
Sunset
7:47
7:44
7:39
7:36
7:31
7:28

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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 night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun afternoon, min -16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sun afternoon, extremely windy from the WSW by Wed morning).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri morning, min -16°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon).

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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Jang Bogo Station
873 km S
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-19° C
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: overcast
Dumont Durville
1019 km WSW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-9° C
-
57
Near gales from the SE
(57 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: overcast
1392 km NW
6m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
No report.
41
Strong winds from the WNW
(41 kph at 300).
1620 km NNE
16m alt.
1 hour ago
10° C
-
24
Moderate winds from the NNW
(24 kph at 330).
EnderbyIslandAws
1824 km N
40m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
-
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 320).
2190 km N
240m alt.
1 hour ago
12° C
-
20
Moderate winds from the S
(20 kph at 190).
Casey
2276 km SW
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-13° C
State of sky unchanged.
33
Fresh winds from the S
(33 kph at 170).
45 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
2289 km N
9m alt.
3 hours ago
16° C
light rain
Light rain.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 185).
5
InvercargillAeroAws
2290 km N
3m alt.
1 hour ago
15° C
clear
Clear skies.
7
Light winds from the WSW
(7 kph at 250).
4 km
Nugget Point Automatic Weather Station
2299 km NNE
131m alt.
1 hour ago
16° C
light rain
Moderate to heavy rain showers.
7
Light winds from the WNW
(7 kph at 290).

* 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.