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– Lat/Long: 66.80° S 163.25° E

Buckle Island
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Mon 31 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Tue afternoon, min -12°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Mon night, near gales from the ENE by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri morning, min -13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NE on Fri morning, moderate winds from the NNE by Sat morning).

Mon
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
0
200
0
km/h
40
ESE
40
ESE
45
ESE
55
SE
55
E
50
ENE
50
ENE
55
ENE
55
ENE
65
ENE
70
ENE
125
NE
45
NNE
25
E
20
NNE
60
NW
55
N
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
2
2
1
1
10
5
10
6
1
4
 mm
max °C
-10
-11
-10
-9
-10
-11
-12
-9
-10
-9
-6
-5
-6
-5
-8
-11
-11
min °C
-12
-11
-11
-11
-11
-12
-12
-11
-10
-10
-9
-6
-6
-7
-9
-12
-13
 chill °C
-24
-22
-22
-23
-24
-24
-24
-23
-22
-23
-22
-19
-16
-15
-20
-25
-26
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-11-11-10-11-12-12-10-10-10-8-6-6-6-9-12-12-10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9-10-9-7-3-2-3-5-8-7
Sunrise
8:19
8:17
8:12
8:08
8:04
Sunset
5:51
5:54
5:58
6:00
6:04
6:07

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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 Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Tue afternoon, min -12°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Mon night, near gales from the ENE by Thu morning).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri morning, min -13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NE on Fri morning, moderate winds from the NNE by Sat 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
Jang Bogo Station
873 km S
29m alt.
1 hour ago
-16°C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
Wind obs. (30 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
Dumont Durville
1019 km WSW
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-16°C
-
11
Light winds from the SSE
(11 kph at 160).
40 km
Mid: few
Williams Field
1241 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-20°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
37
Fresh winds from the E
(37 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
1392 km NW
6m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
No report.
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 kph at 270).
hy2c193E61S
1532 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the ENE
(47 kph at 60).
- km
hy2c192E61S
1533 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the ENE
(49 kph at 60).
- km
hy2c193E62S
1533 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the ENE
(47 kph at 72).
- km
hy2c194E63S
1539 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the ENE
(48 kph at 78).
- km
hy2c191E60S
1541 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the WSW
(24 kph at 250).
- km
hy2c194E62S
1547 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the ENE
(49 kph at 75).
- 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.