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– Lat/Long: 66.80° S 163.25° E

Buckle Island
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Sat 16 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat morning, min -13°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly stormy winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue morning, min -28°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, near gales from the WNW by Thu morning).

Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
mod snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
heavy snow
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
light snow
mod. snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
heavy snow
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
clear
clear
km/h
30
NNW
80
WNW
80
W
55
W
10
N
45
NE
25
SSE
20
SW
35
W
45
WNW
45
NW
15
W
45
WSW
45
WNW
40
W
60
WNW
55
WNW
40
W
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
3
8
11
1
1
3
4
max °C
-5
-6
-7
-7
-7
-9
-11
-13
-8
-7
-7
-7
-15
-15
-14
-14
-16
-22
min °C
-8
-6
-8
-7
-8
-11
-12
-13
-12
-7
-7
-12
-15
-15
-14
-15
-18
-28
-17
-18
-21
-18
-18
-19
-20
-22
-23
-17
-17
-23
-28
-28
-26
-30
-32
-47
0
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
400
150
0
0
0
100
50
100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-6-8-7-8-10-12-13-10-7-7-10-15-15-14-15-17-25-10-3-6-10-10-11-13-16-13-5-4-8-15-15-13-14-18-24
Sunrise
10:21
10:25
10:27
10:32
10:36
10:40
Sunset
3:44
3:40
3:37
3:33
3:29
3:26

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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat morning, min -13°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly stormy winds.

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue morning, min -28°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, near gales from the WNW 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
ASCATB169E65S
289 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the NW
(28 kph at 314).
- km
ASCATB169E66S
292 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 304).
- km
ASCATB170E66S
308 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the WNW
(27 kph at 303).
- km
ASCATB170E65S
323 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the NW
(23 kph at 306).
- km
ASCATB171E66S
346 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the WNW
(28 kph at 304).
- km
ASCATB171E65S
366 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NW
(27 kph at 320).
- km
ASCATB172E66S
379 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the N
(36 kph at 11).
- km
ASCATB172E67S
392 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NNE
(35 kph at 22).
- km
ASCATB172E65S
408 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the N
(30 kph at 6).
- km
ASCATB173E67S
411 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the NNE
(38 kph at 32).
- 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.