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Buckle Island
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Sun 16 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sun night, min -29°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSE on Sun night, stormy winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu night, min -28°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the SW by Fri night).

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
50
0
1400
km/h
25
ENE
25
WSW
40
SW
90
WSW
55
WNW
40
WSW
55
WSW
55
WSW
45
SW
20
SSW
50
SW
60
SSW
65
WSW
55
W
45
W
15
SW
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Snowflake cm
5
1
4
2
 mm
max °C
-12
-15
-20
-14
-13
-15
-20
-24
-29
-20
-18
-16
-6
-6
-8
-8
min °C
-14
-18
-22
-22
-14
-18
-22
-27
-29
-28
-18
-17
-9
-7
-8
-12
 chill °C
-23
-29
-38
-39
-28
-34
-39
-44
-47
-45
-33
-32
-20
-18
-18
-21
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
9:18
9:15
9:11
9:07
9:03
Sunset
5:04
5:07
5:10
5:14
5:17

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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 -12°C on Sun night, min -29°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSE on Sun night, stormy winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu night, min -28°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the SW 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
ASCATB161E64S
327 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
78
Severe gales from the WNW
(78 kph at 291).
- km
ASCATB162E64S
342 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
75
Severe gales from the WNW
(75 kph at 294).
- km
ASCATB165E64S
351 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
66
Gales from the WNW
(66 kph at 291).
- km
ASCATB166E64S
360 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the WNW
(63 kph at 290).
- km
ASCATC162E64S
369 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
70
Gales from the WNW
(70 kph at 291).
- km
ASCATC166E64S
371 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
64
Gales from the WNW
(64 kph at 294).
- km
ASCATB164E63S
474 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
66
Gales from the W
(66 kph at 278).
- km
ASCATC164E63S
476 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
66
Gales from the WNW
(66 kph at 284).
- km
ASCATB163E63S
476 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
66
Gales from the WNW
(66 kph at 284).
- km
ASCATC165E63S
477 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
65
Gales from the W
(65 kph at 280).
- 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.