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– Lat/Long: 66.80° S 163.25° E

Buckle Island
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 am Thu 12 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 10mm) heaviest on Thu morning, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu afternoon, min -9°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the N on Thu night, light winds from the NW by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue afternoon, min -8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Sat night, stormy winds from the W by Mon night).

Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light rain
mod. rain
light rain
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
 km/h
40
N
90
NNW
90
N
130
N
115
NW
75
NW
40
NNW
5
S
40
SW
50
W
55
WNW
60
WNW
60
WNW
55
WNW
70
WNW
85
W
85
W
75
W
55
NW
1
1
3
6
1
4
max °C
3
4
5
0
-6
-7
-7
-8
-6
-6
-5
-6
-4
-4
-4
-5
-5
-3
4
min °C
-4
4
3
-6
-6
-8
-8
-9
-8
-8
-7
-6
-5
-4
-6
-7
-6
-4
-3
-11
-4
-6
-20
-20
-20
-19
-13
-18
-19
-18
-17
-16
-14
-18
-20
-19
-15
-11
200
2000
1900
300
100
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
100
50
50
0
550
Cloud base (m)
250
50
50
0
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-144-3-6-8-8-9-7-7-6-6-5-4-5-6-6-411340-2-3-3-4-4-4-3-2-2-2-2-3-2-21
Sunrise
5:48
5:52
5:56
6:01
6:05
6:09
Sunset
10:49
10:45
10:40
10:37
10:32
10:29

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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: Moderate rain (total 10mm) heaviest on Thu morning, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu afternoon, min -9°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the N on Thu night, light winds from the NW by Fri night).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue afternoon, min -8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Sat night, stormy winds from the W 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
Cape Phillips
738 km SSE
780m alt.
1 hour ago
-8° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 10).
Priestley Glacier
769 km S
1925m alt.
1 hour ago
-24° C
-
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 260).
ASCATB172E73S
792 km SSE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
6
Light winds from the SSE
(6 kph at 167).
- km
ASCATB173E73S
802 km SSE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
5
Calm
(5 kph at 97).
- km
ASCATB174E73S
818 km SSE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
8
Light winds from the ESE
(8 kph at 115).
- km
ASCATB172E74S
823 km SSE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
13
Light winds from the ESE
(13 kph at 102).
- km
ASCATB175E73S
830 km SSE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
10
Light winds from the SW
(10 kph at 216).
- km
ASCATB176E73S
848 km SSE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
12
Light winds from the SW
(12 kph at 226).
- km
ASCATB169E74S
856 km SSE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 129).
- km
ASCATB170E74S
863 km SSE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
16
Light winds from the E
(16 kph at 98).
- 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.