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– Lat/Long: 66.80° S 163.25° E

Buckle Island
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Sat 18 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun night, min -15°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, severe gales from the WSW by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed morning, min -13°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Wed afternoon, moderate winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
clear
cloud
mod snow
light snow
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
clear
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
 km/h
10
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
35
W
75
WSW
70
WSW
50
W
50
W
45
W
50
W
75
W
55
NNW
85
W
40
SW
40
W
25
NNW
25
WSW
1
5
6
3
max °C
-14
-14
-10
-7
-4
-4
-7
-5
-7
-7
-6
-4
-8
-9
-8
-7
-6
min °C
-15
-15
-14
-9
-6
-4
-7
-7
-8
-8
-8
-5
-9
-11
-10
-8
-11
-22
-25
-24
-19
-18
-15
-18
-17
-19
-19
-21
-16
-24
-22
-20
-16
-22
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
100
100
100
550
0
50
0
0
0
50
50
0
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-15-15-12-8-5-4-7-6-8-8-7-5-9-10-9-8-9-13-14-14-10-6-4-5-3-3-4-6-2-4-9-9-5-6
Sunrise
8:42
8:45
8:49
8:52
8:56
Sunset
5:30
5:27
5:23
5:20
5:15
5:12

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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun night, min -15°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, severe gales from the WSW by Sun night).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed morning, min -13°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Wed afternoon, moderate winds from the WSW by Thu 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
Williams Field
1241 km S
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-19° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: broken
SHIP10076
1390 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
6° C
43
Strong winds from the SSE
(44 kph at 160).
- km
1392 km NW
475m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
57
Near gales from the SSE
(57 kph at 160).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
1620 km NNE
16m alt.
1 hour ago
10° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 0).
EnderbyIslandAws
1824 km N
40m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
-
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 180).
InvercargillAeroAws
2290 km N
3m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
clear
Clear skies.
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 210).
20 km
Nugget Point Automatic Weather Station
2299 km NNE
131m alt.
1 hour ago
12° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 270).
PuysegurPointAws
2307 km N
44m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
-
26
Moderate winds from the NNE
(26 kph at 20).
DunedinAeroAws
2360 km NNE
2m alt.
1 hour ago
13° C
clear
Clear skies.
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 260).
20 km
Dunedin Airport
2361 km NNE
2m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
light rain
Light rain .
7
Light winds from the WSW.(Wind varies from 200 to 280 degs)
(7 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken

* 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.