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– Lat/Long: 66.80° S 163.25° E

Buckle Island
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Wed 01 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed morning, min -16°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Wed morning, calm by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon night, min -17°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat morning, severe gales from the W by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
mod snow
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
mod. snow
 km/h
95
WSW
85
WSW
25
WSW
55
ENE
55
E
40
ENE
50
ENE
55
ENE
50
SE
20
SSW
20
WNW
45
W
45
WSW
35
WSW
25
W
65
W
85
W
35
NNW
1
3
5
1
1
7
max °C
-9
-11
-10
-15
-15
-14
-12
-12
-14
-16
-16
-13
-13
-15
-14
-12
-9
-4
min °C
-10
-11
-12
-15
-16
-16
-13
-12
-15
-16
-17
-15
-15
-16
-16
-13
-10
-8
-25
-26
-21
-29
-30
-30
-26
-25
-28
-25
-30
-28
-27
-27
-26
-27
-24
-19
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4150
1600
550
200
350
550
150
100
300
100
250
100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:42
8:47
8:49
8:52
7:56
9:00
Sunset
7:36
7:31
7:28
7:23
6:20
7:15

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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 afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed morning, min -16°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Wed morning, calm by Wed night).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon night, min -17°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat morning, severe gales from the W by Mon 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
Williams Field
1241 km S
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-14° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: broken
1392 km NW
6m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 320).
1620 km NNE
16m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
-
9
Light winds from the NNW
(9 kph at 340).
EnderbyIslandAws
1824 km N
40m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
-
19
Light winds from the WNW
(19 kph at 290).
2190 km N
240m alt.
2 hours ago
15° C
-
41
Strong winds from the NW
(41 kph at 320).
Casey
2276 km SW
42m alt.
4 hours ago
-6° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
78
Severe gales from the ENE
(78 kph at 70).
0.1 km
Mid: sky obscured
2289 km N
9m alt.
41 minutes ago
17° C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 183 degs) was rejected.
InvercargillAeroAws
2290 km N
3m alt.
2 hours ago
16° C
clear
Clear skies.
19
Light winds from the WSW
(19 kph at 240).
20 km
Nugget Point Automatic Weather Station
2299 km NNE
131m alt.
2 hours ago
17° C
-
20
Moderate winds from the WSW
(20 kph at 240).
PuysegurPointAws
2307 km N
44m alt.
2 hours ago
16° C
-
37
Fresh winds from the N
(37 kph at 350).

* 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.