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– Lat/Long: 66.80° S 163.25° E

Buckle Island
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Thu 14 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat afternoon, min -16°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri morning, stormy winds from the W by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon night, min -18°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon morning, stormy winds from the SW by Tue night).

Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
mod snow
cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
mod. snow
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
km/h
40
W
65
W
50
W
20
NNW
30
SW
35
WSW
30
NW
75
NW
80
W
20
WNW
45
NE
40
ESE
15
SSW
25
W
50
WNW
70
NW
45
W
80
SW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
6
1
8
3
7
1
3
6
2
max °C
-15
-13
-9
-11
-12
-8
-7
-5
-7
-8
-8
-8
-10
-12
-7
-8
-11
-16
min °C
-15
-16
-11
-12
-12
-13
-7
-5
-9
-9
-8
-10
-11
-12
-11
-12
-11
-18
-28
-31
-23
-20
-22
-25
-16
-17
-23
-17
-18
-21
-18
-21
-23
-26
-23
-36
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
50
700
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-15-15-10-12-12-11-7-5-8-9-8-9-11-12-9-10-11-17-17-15-13-11-13-16-10-4-6-7-7-9-12-12-8-5-10-16
Sunrise
10:12
10:17
10:21
10:25
10:27
10:32
Sunset
3:52
3:48
3:44
3:40
3:37
3:33

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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 afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat afternoon, min -16°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri morning, stormy winds from the W by Sat night).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon night, min -18°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon morning, stormy winds from the SW 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
Jang Bogo Station
873 km S
29m alt.
3 hours ago
-13° C
-
Wind obs. (59 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Dumont Durville
1019 km WSW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-14° C
-
17
Light winds from the ESE
(17 kph at 120).
40 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATC142E64S
1019 km WSW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the ESE
(46 kph at 111).
- km
ASCATC141E65S
1064 km WSW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the ESE
(44 kph at 115).
- km
ASCATC141E64S
1066 km WSW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the ESE
(45 kph at 111).
- km
ASCATC140E65S
1076 km WSW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the ESE
(44 kph at 116).
- km
ASCATC140E64S
1078 km WSW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the ESE
(45 kph at 112).
- km
Williams Field
1241 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-15° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
1392 km NW
475m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
Mist
46
Strong winds from the WNW
(46 kph at 290).
2.5 km
Mid: overcast
1620 km NNE
16m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
-
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 260).

* 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.