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– Lat/Long: 66.80° S 163.25° E

Buckle Island
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 pm Thu 26 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu afternoon, min -10°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu night, strong winds from the NNE by Sat morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sun afternoon, min -16°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the ESE on Sun night, light winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon).

Thu
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
 km/h
25
WNW
10
W
25
WSW
25
W
30
N
50
NNE
45
NW
20
N
25
SE
35
SE
65
E
70
ESE
50
ESE
35
ESE
20
SE
15
SSW
25
WSW
1
2
4
2
1
2
max °C
-6
-7
-9
-9
-7
-8
-9
-9
-9
-10
-12
-15
-15
-15
-16
-16
-14
min °C
-6
-9
-9
-9
-9
-8
-10
-10
-9
-11
-15
-15
-15
-16
-16
-16
-16
-14
-16
-17
-18
-17
-19
-21
-20
-17
-23
-31
-30
-29
-27
-26
-24
-26
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
50
50
1600
50
50
100
250
250
350
400
400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-8-9-9-8-8-10-10-9-11-14-15-15-16-16-16-15-4-5-5-5-5-4-5-5-5-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9
Sunrise
8:26
8:30
8:33
8:36
8:40
Sunset
8:00
7:55
7:52
7:47
7:44
7:39

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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu afternoon, min -10°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu night, strong winds from the NNE by Sat morning).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sun afternoon, min -16°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the ESE on Sun night, light winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon).

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
Cape Phillips
738 km SSE
780m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
-
57
Near gales from the W
(57 kph at 280).
Dumont Durville
1019 km WSW
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-6° C
-
19
Light winds from the ESE
(19 kph at 120).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Cape Ross
1106 km S
212m alt.
2 hours ago
-14° C
-
Wind obs. (28 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
Mcmurdo
1238 km S
24m alt.
1 hour ago
-23° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
39
Strong winds from the E
(39 kph at 80).
1.4 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
1241 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-22° C
light snow
Light snow.
48
Strong winds from the ENE
(48 kph at 70).
1.3 km
Mid: broken
High: overcast
1392 km NW
6m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NNW
(31 kph at 340).
ASCATB198E69S
1452 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the W
(45 kph at 271).
- km
ASCATB197E68S
1463 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the W
(42 kph at 271).
- km
ASCATB198E71S
1465 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NW
(32 kph at 326).
- km
ASCATB198E70S
1473 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 kph at 317).
- 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.