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– Lat/Long: 66.80° S 163.25° E

Buckle Island
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Wed 05 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri night, min -21°C on Wed morning). Mainly extremely windy.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon afternoon, min -13°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat night, extremely windy from the WNW by Mon night).

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
cloud
cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
mod snow
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
50
600
0
0
50
50
100
50
0
km/h
70
WSW
105
WSW
90
SW
15
W
35
N
35
W
40
SSW
40
WSW
40
WNW
50
WNW
45
NW
35
SW
50
SW
50
W
35
NW
60
WNW
50
NW
80
N
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
4
7
1
2
2
6
3
1
1
6
 mm
max °C
-16
-11
-10
-8
-7
-7
-8
-8
-5
-5
-6
-8
-12
-10
-4
-1
0
-1
min °C
-21
-12
-11
-9
-9
-8
-9
-9
-7
-5
-7
-12
-13
-11
-10
-2
-1
-11
 chill °C
-39
-28
-26
-15
-19
-19
-19
-20
-17
-15
-17
-26
-25
-23
-20
-12
-10
-27
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
450
850
750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-19-12-11-9-8-8-9-9-6-5-7-10-13-11-7-2-1-6-19-15-15-14-10-7-13-14-8-3-4-10-17-14-801-3
Sunrise
10:04
10:00
9:56
9:53
9:49
9:45
Sunset
4:21
4:24
4:28
4:31
4:36
4:38

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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri night, min -21°C on Wed morning). Mainly extremely windy.

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon afternoon, min -13°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat night, extremely windy from the WNW by Mon 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
Williams Field
1241 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-20° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (24 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
1392 km NW
6m alt.
3 hours ago
4° C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
ASCATB128E64S
1669 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NNW
(53 kph at 346).
- km
ASCATB128E63S
1687 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NNW
(50 kph at 334).
- km
ASCATB127E64S
1699 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
56
Near gales from the NNW
(56 kph at 344).
- km
ASCATB127E63S
1734 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the NNW
(57 kph at 335).
- km
ASCATB126E64S
1742 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NNW
(49 kph at 347).
- km
ASCATB128E62S
1748 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NW
(42 kph at 326).
- km
ASCATB129E62S
1760 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NW
(37 kph at 322).
- km
ASCATB129E61S
1766 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NW
(35 kph at 320).
- 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.