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– Lat/Long: 66.80° S 163.25° E

Buckle Island
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Fri 27 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat morning, min -14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sat night, severe gales from the ESE by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Mon morning, min -18°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the ESE on Mon morning, light winds from the S by Tue morning).

Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
clear
 km/h
25
SW
30
W
30
N
50
N
35
NW
20
NNW
25
ESE
30
SE
55
E
70
ESE
55
SE
45
SE
15
SSE
15
WSW
25
W
30
W
55
W
35
S
1
3
2
1
3
max °C
-9
-9
-8
-7
-8
-9
-9
-10
-10
-14
-14
-15
-15
-15
-14
-14
-16
-17
min °C
-10
-9
-10
-7
-9
-10
-9
-10
-14
-14
-15
-15
-15
-15
-15
-14
-18
-18
-19
-18
-18
-18
-18
-19
-17
-20
-29
-29
-29
-29
-24
-22
-25
-25
-33
-28
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
100
100
250
300
400
100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-10-9-9-7-9-10-9-10-12-14-15-15-15-15-15-14-17-18-5-5-5-4-4-5-5-5-7-8-8-8-8-9-9-8-10-11
Sunrise
8:26
8:30
8:33
8:36
8:40
8:42
Sunset
7:55
7:52
7:47
7:44
7:39
7:36

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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat morning, min -14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sat night, severe gales from the ESE by Sun night).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Mon morning, min -18°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the ESE on Mon morning, light winds from the S by Tue 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.
3 hours ago
-10° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
87
Stormy winds from the SE
(87 kph at 140).
0.2 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
1241 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-19° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the ENE.(Wind varies from 010 to 080 degs)
(22 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Low: broken
1392 km NW
6m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
No report.
37
Fresh winds from the WNW
(37 kph at 290).
1620 km NNE
16m alt.
1 hour ago
13° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the NE
(22 kph at 50).
EnderbyIslandAws
1824 km N
40m alt.
1 hour ago
13° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 170).
2190 km N
240m alt.
1 hour ago
16° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 260).
Casey
2276 km SW
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-9° C
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
22
Moderate winds from the E
(22 kph at 80).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
2289 km N
9m alt.
2 hours ago
18° C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 155 degs) was rejected.
InvercargillAeroAws
2290 km N
3m alt.
1 hour ago
18° C
clear
Clear skies.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 200).
20 km
Nugget Point Automatic Weather Station
2299 km NNE
131m alt.
1 hour ago
15° C
Continuous light rain.
26
Moderate winds from the NE
(26 kph at 40).

* 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.