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– Lat/Long: 66.80° S 163.25° E

Buckle Island
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Sat 01 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon night, min -23°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sun morning, gales from the SW by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Tue afternoon, min -25°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Wed morning, light winds from the SSE by Thu morning).

Sat
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
50
50
100
150
100
0
50
250
250
0
0
50
50
300
km/h
35
NE
20
ENE
10
SE
15
S
25
SW
25
W
40
S
70
WSW
65
W
60
WNW
65
W
80
SSW
55
SSW
60
SW
45
SSW
10
NE
30
NE
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Snowflake cm
3
2
2
 mm
max °C
-16
-17
-18
-18
-19
-22
-15
-9
-9
-10
-15
-20
-23
-14
-11
-11
-13
min °C
-17
-18
-18
-19
-21
-23
-17
-10
-9
-11
-19
-21
-25
-17
-12
-11
-16
 chill °C
-29
-26
-25
-29
-34
-35
-30
-23
-22
-25
-35
-38
-40
-30
-24
-17
-27
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Sunrise
10:15
10:11
10:08
10:04
10:00
Sunset
4:07
4:09
4:14
4:17
4:21
4:24

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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon night, min -23°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sun morning, gales from the SW by Mon night).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Tue afternoon, min -25°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Wed morning, light winds from the SSE by Thu 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
Williams Field
1241 km S
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-33° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 10).
8.0 km
Low: scattered
Sails Ashore Lodge
2234 km N
25m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
light rain
Recent light rain.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Stewart Island
2235 km N
24m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
light rain
Recent light rain.
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 270).
2251 km N
52m alt.
53 minutes ago
No weather report.
63
Gales from the NW
(63 kph at 315).
2275 km N
13m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
light rain
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 0).
2282 km N
3m alt.
53 minutes ago
No weather report.
52
Near gales from the W
(52 kph at 270).
Dewe Road Yards
2287 km NNE
8m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
Dry
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 270).
Tisbury
2287 km N
16m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
Dry
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 270).
2289 km N
9m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
Dry
Wind obs. (14 kph from 154 degs) was rejected.
Oteramika
2292 km N
36m alt.
58 minutes ago
6° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 315).

* 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.