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– Lat/Long: 66.80° S 163.25° E

Buckle Island
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 pm Tue 09 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue afternoon, min -10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the E on Tue night, calm by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon morning, min -10°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the ENE by Sat night).

Tue
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
 km/h
30
ENE
70
E
40
NE
35
ENE
40
ENE
25
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
ENE
0
WNW
5
N
15
NNE
25
NE
30
ENE
30
E
20
SE
15
SSE
 cm 
3
1
3
1
2
3
2
 mm 
max°C
-4
-5
-4
-4
-5
-7
-8
-9
-10
-10
-9
-8
-7
-6
-6
-7
-6
min°C
-5
-6
-4
-4
-7
-8
-9
-10
-10
-10
-10
-9
-8
-7
-6
-7
-7
chill°C 
-14
-17
-13
-12
-16
-15
-15
-14
-10
-10
-10
-16
-16
-16
-14
-14
-14
Freezing level (m
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
200
0
150
0
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-6-4-4-6-8-9-10-10-10-10-9-8-7-6-7-7-2-3-2-2-3-4-4-5-5-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-3
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00

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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 night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue afternoon, min -10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the E on Tue night, calm by Thu night).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon morning, min -10°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the ENE by Sat 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Cape Phillips
738 km SSE
780m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
-
59
Near gales from the SW
(59 kph at 230).
Priestley Glacier
769 km S
1925m alt.
2 hours ago
-17° C
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
881 km S
93m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 330).
Dumont Durville
1019 km WSW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
-
61
Near gales from the SE
(61 kph at 130).
45 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Cape Ross
1106 km S
212m alt.
1 hour ago
-5° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
Mcmurdo
1238 km S
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
36 km
Mid: overcast
Mcmurdo Williams
1241 km S
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the NNW
(9 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Williams Field
1241 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1250 km S
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the ENE
(7 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
ASCATC193E65S
1381 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the NW
(28 kph at 304).
- 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.