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– Lat/Long: 66.80° S 163.25° E

Buckle Island
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 pm Fri 03 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon morning, min -18°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun morning, severe gales from the W by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed night, min -12°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Tue night, moderate winds from the NW by Wed afternoon).

Fri
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
light snow
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
clear
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
 km/h
50
ENE
50
SSE
40
SSW
25
WSW
25
WNW
10
NW
45
W
60
WSW
85
W
60
W
50
NW
75
WNW
65
WSW
85
W
50
WSW
25
NW
45
NNW
7
1
1
1
6
1
4
max °C
-9
-10
-15
-15
-12
-11
-12
-11
-8
-7
-7
-8
-11
-6
-5
-6
-2
min °C
-10
-14
-15
-15
-13
-12
-14
-18
-10
-8
-8
-9
-12
-9
-5
-6
-6
-22
-27
-28
-25
-22
-21
-27
-34
-24
-18
-16
-21
-26
-23
-15
-14
-16
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
100
50
50
50
5550
650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-10-12-15-15-13-12-13-15-9-8-8-9-12-8-5-6-4-6-8-10-11-10-7-9-11-9-7-5-4-8-8-6-5-3
Sunrise
8:52
7:56
9:00
9:03
9:07
Sunset
7:28
7:23
6:20
7:15
7:13
7:08

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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 -8°C on Mon morning, min -18°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun morning, severe gales from the W by Mon morning).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed night, min -12°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Tue night, moderate winds from the NW by Wed 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
Jang Bogo Station
873 km S
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-25° C
-
14
Light winds from the NW
(14 kph at 320).
40 km
Mid: clear
Dumont Durville
1019 km WSW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
-
15
Light winds from the S
(15 kph at 180).
Williams Field
1241 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-22° C
clear
Clear
13
Light winds from the E
(13 kph at 100).
10.0 km
1392 km NW
6m alt.
37 minutes ago
6° C
No report.
65
Gales from the WNW
(65 kph at 300).
1620 km NNE
16m alt.
37 minutes ago
10° C
-
35
Fresh winds from the WNW
(35 kph at 290).
EnderbyIslandAws
1824 km N
40m alt.
37 minutes ago
10° C
-
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 280).
2190 km N
240m alt.
37 minutes ago
15° C
-
93
Stormy winds from the NNW
(93 kph at 340).
Casey
2276 km SW
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
126
Extremely windy from the E
(126 kph at 80).
<100m
Mid: sky obscured
2289 km N
9m alt.
2 hours ago
18° C
Dry
Wind obs. (19 kph from 305 degs) was rejected.
InvercargillAeroAws
2290 km N
3m alt.
37 minutes ago
16° C
clear
Clear skies.
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 0).
20 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.