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– Lat/Long: 66.80° S 163.25° E

Buckle Island
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Sat 15 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sun night, min -23°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the ENE on Sun night, stormy winds from the SW by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu night, min -29°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Tue night, light winds from the SW by Thu morning).

Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
mod snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
cloudy
clear
clear
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
50
50
400
km/h
20
SE
40
SSE
30
W
40
WNW
40
WNW
20
ENE
25
SW
40
SSW
65
WSW
55
W
40
WNW
50
WSW
40
WSW
35
SW
40
SSE
15
SW
40
WNW
30
SW
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Snowflake cm
1
8
1
1
5
1
 mm
max °C
-14
-18
-14
-14
-12
-11
-16
-21
-13
-13
-14
-20
-21
-24
-24
-22
-20
-11
min °C
-15
-19
-16
-15
-13
-13
-19
-22
-23
-15
-16
-22
-22
-26
-29
-23
-21
-18
 chill °C
-26
-33
-28
-27
-25
-22
-32
-38
-39
-27
-27
-38
-37
-42
-46
-32
-35
-31
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
9:26
9:22
9:18
9:15
9:11
9:07
Sunset
4:57
5:00
5:04
5:07
5:10
5:14

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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sun night, min -23°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the ENE on Sun night, stormy winds from the SW by Mon night).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu night, min -29°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Tue night, light winds from the SW by Thu 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
ASCATC156E63S
505 km WNW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
55
Near gales from the WSW
(55 kph at 256).
- km
ASCATC157E63S
544 km WNW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
57
Near gales from the WSW
(57 kph at 252).
- km
ASCATC155E64S
546 km WNW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
55
Near gales from the WSW
(55 kph at 236).
- km
ASCATC155E63S
553 km WNW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
54
Near gales from the WSW
(54 kph at 241).
- km
ASCATC154E64S
562 km W
15m alt.
4 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WSW
(48 kph at 243).
- km
ASCATC158E62S
563 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
54
Near gales from the WSW
(54 kph at 249).
- km
ASCATC157E62S
581 km WNW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WSW
(53 kph at 250).
- km
ASCATC154E63S
587 km WNW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WSW
(51 kph at 247).
- km
ASCATC153E64S
598 km W
15m alt.
4 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the WSW
(47 kph at 245).
- km
ASCATC156E62S
612 km WNW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
52
Near gales from the WSW
(52 kph at 250).
- 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.