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– Lat/Long: 66.80° S 163.25° E

Buckle Island
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Fri 29 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Fri night, min -26°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, stormy winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Mon night, min -27°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Mon morning, moderate winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
cloud
clear
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
cloudy
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
km/h
55
WSW
30
W
55
NW
70
SW
50
SW
100
WNW
60
WNW
70
W
80
WSW
100
WSW
105
W
90
W
65
W
45
W
45
NW
55
WNW
45
W
40
SSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
8
5
3
2
2
max °C
-13
-12
-10
-25
-23
-11
-13
-23
-15
-11
-11
-10
-10
-11
-11
-11
-16
-23
min °C
-14
-13
-21
-26
-24
-16
-18
-26
-23
-11
-11
-11
-11
-12
-12
-13
-19
-27
-28
-24
-38
-46
-41
-33
-34
-46
-43
-27
-27
-26
-24
-23
-23
-26
-34
-40
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
600
5150
200
300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-14-13-16-26-24-14-16-25-19-11-11-11-11-12-12-12-18-25-18-16-15-25-23-12-14-24-20-14-13-14-15-14-10-12-20-24
Sunrise
11:10
11:14
11:17
11:21
11:25
11:27
Sunset
2:56
2:53
2:49
2:47
2:44
2:40

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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 night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Fri night, min -26°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, stormy winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Mon night, min -27°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Mon morning, moderate winds from the WSW by Wed 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
Dumont Durville
1019 km WSW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-19° C
-
26
Moderate winds from the E
(26 kph at 100).
ASCATB186E65S
1026 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
61
Near gales from the SW
(61 kph at 215).
- km
ASCATB187E65S
1082 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the SSW
(53 kph at 212).
- km
ASCATB188E65S
1132 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the SW
(52 kph at 214).
- km
ASCATB188E64S
1161 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SSW
(44 kph at 209).
- km
ASCATB189E65S
1172 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the SW
(57 kph at 216).
- km
ASCATC189E65S
1180 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the SSW
(49 kph at 211).
- km
ASCATB189E64S
1183 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the SSW
(47 kph at 211).
- km
ASCATC189E64S
1203 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the SSW
(45 kph at 210).
- km
ASCATB190E64S
1234 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SW
(50 kph at 214).
- 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.