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– Lat/Long: 66.80° S 163.25° E

Buckle Island
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Tue 01 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu night, min -11°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly stormy winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri afternoon, min -18°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, near gales from the N by Sun morning).

Tue
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
cloud
mod snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
50
100
km/h
55
ESE
50
E
50
ENE
45
ENE
50
ENE
60
ENE
60
ENE
60
ENE
85
NE
10
NW
5
WSW
40
SSE
30
ENE
55
E
55
N
50
NNW
45
NNW
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Snowflake cm
2
2
13
1
6
3
11
1
3
2
 mm
max °C
-11
-10
-10
-9
-8
-9
-10
-7
-8
-6
-6
-7
-6
-7
-13
-17
-16
min °C
-11
-11
-10
-10
-9
-9
-10
-9
-9
-7
-6
-7
-6
-10
-15
-18
-18
 chill °C
-24
-23
-22
-22
-21
-21
-23
-22
-23
-12
-11
-17
-14
-21
-29
-32
-32
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Sunrise
8:17
8:12
8:08
8:04
8:00
Sunset
5:54
5:58
6:00
6:04
6:07
6:10

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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu night, min -11°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly stormy winds.

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri afternoon, min -18°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, near gales from the N by Sun morning).

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.
53 minutes ago
-13°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 280).
40 km
Mid: overcast
Dumont Durville
1019 km WSW
111m alt.
53 minutes ago
-7°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
67
Gales from the SE
(67 kph at 140).
35 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
1241 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-18°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
19
Light winds from the E.(Wind varies from 060 to 140 degs)
(19 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
1392 km NW
475m alt.
53 minutes ago
5°C
moderate rain
Rain
41
Strong winds from the N
(41 kph at 350).
1620 km NNE
16m alt.
53 minutes ago
3°C
-
28
Moderate winds from the WSW
(28 kph at 240).
EnderbyIslandAws
1824 km N
40m alt.
53 minutes ago
7°C
-
11
Light winds from the WNW
(11 kph at 300).
Sails Ashore Lodge
2234 km N
25m alt.
53 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 270).
Stewart Island
2235 km N
24m alt.
53 minutes ago
9°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 270).
2251 km N
52m alt.
43 minutes ago
No weather report.
59
Near gales from the W
(59 kph at 270).
2275 km N
13m alt.
53 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.

* 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.