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– Lat/Long: 66.80° S 163.25° E

Buckle Island
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Wed 26 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu morning, min -19°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, moderate winds from the N by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Mon afternoon, min -22°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sun morning, gales from the SE by Mon night).

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
450
100
km/h
85
WSW
80
W
55
WNW
85
WNW
60
WSW
60
W
30
NW
35
ENE
45
SE
30
SSE
20
SW
20
WNW
20
N
30
ENE
60
SE
50
SE
55
SE
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Snowflake cm
4
3
2
2
3
2
2
1
2
2
 mm
max °C
-14
-10
-7
-9
-13
-15
-14
-12
-15
-20
-20
-20
-20
-18
-20
-13
-14
min °C
-15
-14
-8
-11
-19
-15
-14
-13
-19
-21
-22
-20
-20
-20
-21
-19
-18
 chill °C
-31
-30
-20
-26
-34
-29
-25
-24
-32
-32
-33
-30
-30
-30
-38
-34
-34
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Sunrise
8:40
8:36
8:32
8:27
8:23
Sunset
5:35
5:37
5:40
5:45
5:47
5:51

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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu morning, min -19°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, moderate winds from the N by Fri afternoon).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Mon afternoon, min -22°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sun morning, gales from the SE by Mon 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.
1 hour ago
-16°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
28
Moderate winds from the E
(28 kph at 100).
0.8 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
1241 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-34°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
1392 km NW
475m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
33
Fresh winds from the WNW
(33 kph at 300).
40 km
1620 km NNE
16m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
-
26
Moderate winds from the SSW
(26 kph at 210).
EnderbyIslandAws
1824 km N
40m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
-
15
Light winds from the SSW
(15 kph at 210).
Sails Ashore Lodge
2234 km N
25m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 135).
Stewart Island
2235 km N
24m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 135).
2251 km N
52m alt.
55 minutes ago
No weather report.
19
Light winds from the SE
(19 kph at 135).
2275 km N
13m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
Casey
2276 km SW
42m alt.
1 hour ago
-20°C
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
11
Light winds from the SSE
(11 kph at 160).
50 km
Mid: overcast

* 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.