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– Lat/Long: 66.80° S 163.25° E

Buckle Island
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Fri 14 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sun afternoon, min -20°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Mon night, min -28°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the SSE by Thu morning).

Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
mod snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
clear
clear
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
0
100
150
km/h
40
NNW
20
ESE
50
SSE
35
NW
35
W
40
WNW
15
ENE
20
W
35
SSW
60
WSW
55
WSW
40
WNW
50
SW
40
WSW
40
SW
25
SW
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Snowflake cm
2
10
2
4
2
 mm
max °C
-12
-14
-15
-14
-14
-11
-11
-16
-19
-13
-13
-14
-16
-24
-28
-23
min °C
-14
-14
-17
-16
-15
-12
-14
-18
-20
-23
-14
-14
-23
-26
-28
-26
 chill °C
-21
-23
-29
-25
-27
-24
-24
-27
-35
-40
-26
-26
-40
-41
-45
-41
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-14-16-15-15-12-13-17-20-18-14-14-20-25-28-25-10-12-14-13-12-11-9-13-17-18-15-13-17-23-25-23
Sunrise
9:26
9:22
9:18
9:15
9:11
Sunset
4:57
5:00
5:04
5:07
5:10

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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sun afternoon, min -20°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Mon night, min -28°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the SSE 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
ASCATC159E63S
512 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the WNW
(29 kph at 283).
- km
ASCATC157E63S
555 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 262).
- km
ASCATC154E64S
560 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the SW
(38 kph at 217).
- km
ASCATB154E64S
561 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the SSW
(34 kph at 210).
- km
ASCATB157E63S
568 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the WSW
(29 kph at 254).
- km
ASCATC156E63S
571 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the WSW
(27 kph at 258).
- km
ASCATB153E64S
586 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the SSW
(34 kph at 208).
- km
ASCATB156E63S
595 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the WSW
(24 kph at 258).
- km
ASCATC153E64S
595 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the SW
(37 kph at 215).
- km
ASCATC159E62S
611 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the W
(34 kph at 270).
- 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.