Mountain resort image
– Lat/Long: 66.80° S 163.25° E

Buckle Island
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Fri 31 Jul Local Time
Updates in:
hr min s
Update imminent

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Fri night, min -20°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, near gales from the NE by Sat morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue morning, min -24°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon morning, severe gales from the SW by Wed morning).

Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
clear
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
clear
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
100
50
0
200
0
0
50
50
1450
0
0
km/h
0
SW
10
NW
40
NNE
60
NE
50
NE
35
ENE
20
ENE
10
ENE
10
WSW
25
W
25
SSW
75
SSW
55
WSW
65
WNW
80
WNW
75
SW
75
SW
70
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
2
3
1
1
 mm
max °C
-19
-17
-16
-16
-16
-16
-16
-16
-17
-21
-22
-9
-8
-9
-14
-14
-20
-10
min °C
-19
-18
-17
-16
-16
-16
-16
-17
-20
-23
-24
-18
-9
-9
-19
-20
-21
-16
 chill °C
-19
-25
-28
-31
-30
-29
-25
-17
-31
-34
-36
-34
-21
-22
-37
-39
-39
-30
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-19-18-17-16-16-16-16-17-19-22-23-14-9-9-17-17-21-13-18-18-16-14-14-14-15-15-17-21-23-18-12-8-12-15-19-17
Sunrise
10:23
10:19
10:15
10:11
10:08
10:04
Sunset
4:02
4:07
4:09
4:14
4:17
4:21

Loading...

Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Fri night, min -20°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, near gales from the NE by Sat morning).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue morning, min -24°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon morning, severe gales from the SW by Wed morning).

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
-32° C
light snow
Light snow.
6
Light winds from the ENE
(6 kph at 70).
4.5 km
Mid: few
High: overcast
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1250 km S
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-44° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
1392 km NW
6m alt.
3 hours ago
4° C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
ASCATC130E63S
1649 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the NNE
(25 kph at 14).
- km
ASCATC130E62S
1660 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the N
(32 kph at 356).
- km
ASCATC129E63S
1689 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the ESE
(19 kph at 116).
- km
ASCATC128E63S
1690 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the ESE
(41 kph at 124).
- km
ASCATC129E62S
1704 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the WNW
(18 kph at 286).
- km
ASCATB127E63S
1704 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the ESE
(41 kph at 123).
- km
ASCATC127E63S
1713 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the SE
(42 kph at 128).
- 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.