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– Lat/Long: 66.80° S 163.25° E

Buckle Island
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Mon 24 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Mon morning, min -22°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Tue morning, gales from the W by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu morning, min -26°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NW by Fri night).

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
200
550
km/h
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
10
ESE
40
E
50
SE
30
WNW
50
W
70
W
35
WNW
60
W
60
W
55
W
45
W
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NNE
30
ENE
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Snowflake cm
1
2
5
2
2
2
4
1
1
 mm
max °C
-13
-14
-16
-18
-18
-20
-22
-17
-13
-11
-19
-20
-26
-23
-19
-16
-14
-14
min °C
-14
-15
-17
-19
-19
-21
-22
-22
-18
-13
-20
-24
-26
-25
-20
-18
-15
-14
 chill °C
-24
-26
-28
-30
-32
-30
-35
-38
-35
-26
-37
-42
-44
-42
-32
-28
-24
-25
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:52
8:48
8:44
8:40
8:36
8:32
Sunset
5:28
5:30
5:35
5:37
5:40
5:45

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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Mon morning, min -22°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Tue morning, gales from the W by Wed night).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu morning, min -26°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NW by Fri 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
Williams Field
1241 km S
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-27°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (26 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
9.0 km
1392 km NW
475m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
37
Fresh winds from the WNW
(37 kph at 300).
38 km
Mid: overcast
lightning
1441 km N
0m alt.
32 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
1620 km NNE
16m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
-
56
Near gales from the W
(56 kph at 280).
ASCATC129E63S
1665 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the SSW
(58 kph at 213).
- km
ASCATC128E64S
1676 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the SSW
(60 kph at 198).
- km
ASCATC128E63S
1685 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
64
Gales from the SSW
(64 kph at 201).
- km
ASCATC129E62S
1702 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the SW
(54 kph at 220).
- km
ASCATC128E62S
1741 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SW
(46 kph at 223).
- km
ASCATC129E61S
1763 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SW
(46 kph at 235).
- 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.