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– Lat/Long: 66.80° S 163.25° E

Buckle Island
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Thu 20 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu night, min -16°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sun morning, min -25°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Tue morning, stormy winds from the ESE by Tue night).

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
5500
1400
350
50
km/h
50
SW
70
WSW
60
WSW
20
WNW
5
W
15
NNE
40
NNE
25
N
25
W
45
WNW
40
NW
35
NNW
30
NNE
30
NE
35
ENE
15
ENE
45
ESE
85
ESE
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Snowflake cm
6
5
6
1
3
1
4
2
1
 mm
max °C
-9
-4
-2
-9
-8
-6
-6
-8
-10
-13
-13
-13
-13
-13
-13
-17
-20
-24
min °C
-16
-7
-6
-9
-8
-8
-7
-9
-12
-13
-14
-13
-14
-13
-15
-18
-23
-25
 chill °C
-30
-19
-16
-17
-11
-12
-17
-14
-23
-25
-26
-24
-25
-24
-24
-32
-40
-46
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-6-4-9-8-7-7-9-11-13-14-13-14-13-14-18-22-25-15-9-6-7-8-9-6-7-9-11-11-8-8-8-11-16-19-21
Sunrise
9:07
9:03
9:00
8:56
8:52
8:48
Sunset
5:14
5:17
5:21
5:23
5:28
5:30

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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 morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu night, min -16°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sun morning, min -25°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Tue morning, stormy 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
SANTA FECITOLA
668 km S
205m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 63 degs) was rejected.
Williams Field
1237 km S
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-23° C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (20 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1246 km S
10m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (26 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
1389 km NW
6m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
1617 km NNE
16m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
-
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 260).
Sails Ashore Lodge
2234 km N
25m alt.
57 minutes ago
7° C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Stewart Island
2235 km N
24m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
Dry
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 270).
2251 km N
52m alt.
47 minutes ago
No weather report.
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 270).
SHIP3732
2252 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 270).
17.7 km
SHIP6303
2252 km N
3m alt.
3 hours ago
10° C
partially cloudy
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 270).
20.4 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.