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– Lat/Long: 66.80° S 163.25° E

Buckle Island
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Tue 19 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue night, min -27°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Wed morning, light winds from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun night, min -28°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, gales from the W by Sun morning).

Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
mod snow
light snow
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
light snow
mod snow
light snow
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
heavy snow
cloudy
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
clear
clear
cloudy
clear
cloudy
clear
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
heavy snow
km/h
40
W
40
WNW
45
NNW
55
WNW
70
W
65
WNW
40
W
25
WSW
25
W
50
WNW
35
WNW
45
SE
75
S
45
S
45
W
70
W
70
WNW
40
NNE
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
8
1
1
10
2
12
max °C
-9
-6
-3
-6
-9
-15
-21
-25
-25
-23
-20
-21
-26
-25
-17
-13
-11
-7
min °C
-10
-7
-6
-6
-11
-20
-24
-26
-27
-24
-20
-27
-28
-26
-25
-14
-11
-9
-21
-17
-17
-17
-25
-37
-38
-37
-41
-41
-34
-46
-49
-39
-39
-29
-25
-18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
50
0
50
200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
10:32
10:36
10:40
10:44
10:47
10:51
Sunset
3:33
3:29
3:26
3:22
3:18
3:15

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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 -3°C on Tue night, min -27°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Wed morning, light winds from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun night, min -28°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, gales from the W by Sun morning).

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.
1 hour ago
-11° C
Clouds dissolving.
35
Fresh winds from the SSE
(35 kph at 150).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Williams Field
1241 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-27° C
clear
Clear
20
Moderate winds from the ENE
(20 kph at 70).
10.0 km
1392 km NW
6m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
No report.
43
Strong winds from the N
(43 kph at 10).
1620 km NNE
16m alt.
1 hour ago
10° C
-
17
Light winds from the NW
(17 kph at 310).
ASCATC127E64S
1698 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 274).
- km
ASCATC126E64S
1724 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the W
(32 kph at 260).
- km
ASCATC127E63S
1730 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the W
(32 kph at 277).
- km
ASCATC125E65S
1744 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the WSW
(35 kph at 256).
- km
ASCATC125E64S
1756 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the WSW
(35 kph at 258).
- km
ASCATC126E63S
1776 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 263).
- 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.