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– Lat/Long: 66.80° S 163.25° E

Buckle Island
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Tue 18 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu night, min -29°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Wed morning, severe gales from the SSW by Thu morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri afternoon, min -18°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the E on Sat night, light winds from the SW by Sun night).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
0
1800
km/h
65
WNW
55
W
55
WSW
30
SW
35
S
60
SW
60
SSW
60
SSW
50
W
30
NNW
30
WNW
30
N
30
NNW
35
NE
60
E
40
E
30
SE
20
S
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Snowflake cm
4
1
13
1
2
5
2
 mm
max °C
-13
-16
-23
-29
-23
-18
-18
-9
-4
-7
-3
-3
-10
-11
-12
-14
-17
-18
min °C
-13
-22
-27
-29
-28
-24
-21
-16
-7
-7
-4
-9
-11
-11
-13
-16
-17
-18
 chill °C
-27
-40
-44
-44
-44
-40
-38
-31
-17
-16
-12
-18
-20
-21
-25
-27
-29
-30
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
9:15
9:11
9:07
9:03
9:00
8:56
Sunset
5:07
5:10
5:14
5:17
5:21
5:23

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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu night, min -29°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Wed morning, severe gales from the SSW by Thu morning).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri afternoon, min -18°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the E on Sat night, light winds from the SW by Sun 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.
3 hours ago
-17° C
Clouds developing.
22
Moderate winds from the SW
(22 kph at 220).
50 km
Mid: scattered
Williams Field
1241 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-18° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the E
(20 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
1392 km NW
475m alt.
50 minutes ago
5° C
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
52
Near gales from the W
(52 kph at 270).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
1620 km NNE
16m alt.
50 minutes ago
7° C
-
35
Fresh winds from the WSW
(35 kph at 240).
EnderbyIslandAws
1824 km N
40m alt.
50 minutes ago
8° C
-
19
Light winds from the SW
(19 kph at 230).
Sails Ashore Lodge
2234 km N
25m alt.
50 minutes ago
11° C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Stewart Island
2235 km N
24m alt.
50 minutes ago
10° C
Dry
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 270).
2251 km N
52m alt.
40 minutes ago
No weather report.
22
Moderate winds from the SW
(22 kph at 225).
2275 km N
13m alt.
50 minutes ago
11° C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 315).
Casey
2276 km SW
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-7° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
63
Gales from the E
(63 kph at 90).
0.3 km
Mid: sky obscured

* 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.