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– Lat/Long: 66.80° S 163.25° E

Buckle Island
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Mon 18 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue night, min -25°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Mon morning, stormy winds from the W by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sat night, min -29°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, gales from the W by Sat night).

Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
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
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
cloudy
clear
clear
km/h
10
SE
30
S
30
SW
40
NW
45
NW
45
NW
45
WNW
80
WNW
80
WNW
50
SW
35
SW
35
WNW
50
WNW
45
WNW
20
S
25
SSE
20
W
65
W
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
1
1
8
4
max °C
-9
-12
-10
-7
-6
-2
-5
-8
-16
-25
-24
-25
-26
-26
-28
-27
-25
-20
min °C
-10
-13
-13
-9
-7
-6
-7
-11
-25
-25
-26
-27
-26
-27
-29
-28
-26
-22
-18
-23
-24
-20
-17
-16
-18
-25
-43
-42
-42
-44
-43
-41
-40
-42
-38
-39
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
50
350
50
150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
10:27
10:32
10:36
10:40
10:44
10:47
Sunset
3:37
3:33
3:29
3:26
3:22
3:18

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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue night, min -25°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Mon morning, stormy winds from the W by Wed night).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sat night, min -29°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, gales from the W 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Dumont Durville
1019 km WSW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-13° C
-
31
Fresh winds from the ESE
(31 kph at 120).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Williams Field
1241 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-25° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
1392 km NW
475m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 180).
35 km
1620 km NNE
16m alt.
1 hour ago
10° C
-
41
Strong winds from the W
(41 kph at 280).
EnderbyIslandAws
1824 km N
40m alt.
1 hour ago
12° C
-
31
Fresh winds from the NNW
(31 kph at 330).
Casey
2276 km SW
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-13° C
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
7
Light winds from the NE
(7 kph at 50).
50 km
Mid: scattered
InvercargillAeroAws
2290 km N
3m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
clear
Clear skies.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
20 km
Nugget Point Automatic Weather Station
2299 km NNE
131m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
-
7
Light winds from the NNW
(7 kph at 340).
PuysegurPointAws
2307 km N
44m alt.
1 hour ago
12° C
-
15
Light winds from the N
(15 kph at 350).
DunedinAeroAws
2360 km NNE
2m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
clear
Clear skies.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 40).
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.