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Buckle Island
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Mon 24 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed night, min -23°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Tue morning, severe gales from the W by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sun morning, min -28°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Thu night, light winds from the NNW by Fri night).

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
150
550
100
50
km/h
25
NE
10
E
40
E
40
SE
35
WNW
55
W
75
W
60
W
65
W
60
W
45
WSW
35
W
15
NNW
20
NNE
30
NE
35
ENE
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Snowflake cm
5
3
1
4
1
2
4
 mm
max °C
-16
-17
-18
-20
-22
-17
-11
-12
-20
-23
-26
-20
-18
-15
-13
-12
min °C
-16
-19
-20
-22
-23
-19
-17
-19
-22
-28
-28
-22
-19
-16
-14
-13
 chill °C
-27
-31
-33
-32
-37
-35
-34
-36
-39
-48
-46
-36
-28
-25
-25
-25
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:48
8:44
8:40
8:36
8:32
Sunset
5:30
5:35
5:37
5:40
5:45

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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed night, min -23°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Tue morning, severe gales from the W by Wed night).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sun morning, min -28°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Thu night, light winds from the NNW by Fri 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.
2 hours ago
-21°C
-
52
Near gales from the SSE
(52 kph at 160).
ASCATC140E64S
1155 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the SW
(49 kph at 229).
- km
ASCATC140E63S
1173 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the SW
(53 kph at 233).
- km
ASCATB139E64S
1181 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the SW
(51 kph at 233).
- km
ASCATC139E64S
1187 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SW
(50 kph at 230).
- km
ASCATB138E64S
1239 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the SW
(53 kph at 225).
- km
Williams Field
1241 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-29°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (15 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
ASCATC138E64S
1242 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the SW
(54 kph at 225).
- km
ASCATC139E63S
1244 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the SW
(59 kph at 230).
- km
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1250 km S
10m alt.
1 hour ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
10.0 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.