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Buckle Island
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Sat 15 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Tue afternoon, min -23°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun night, severe gales from the SW by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu night, min -29°C on Wed afternoon). Mainly gales.

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
50
200
0
km/h
35
WSW
35
WNW
35
NW
25
ENE
25
WSW
40
SW
80
SW
50
W
60
W
60
WSW
60
WSW
60
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
25
WSW
55
WSW
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Snowflake cm
6
1
3
4
 mm
max °C
-15
-15
-12
-12
-16
-20
-12
-13
-11
-18
-21
-28
-22
-15
-11
-4
min °C
-16
-15
-15
-14
-18
-21
-23
-15
-18
-23
-28
-29
-27
-17
-14
-6
 chill °C
-29
-27
-27
-22
-30
-38
-40
-28
-34
-41
-46
-49
-44
-28
-24
-15
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
9:22
9:18
9:15
9:11
9:07
Sunset
5:00
5:04
5:07
5:10
5:14

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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Tue afternoon, min -23°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun night, severe gales from the SW by Mon night).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu night, min -29°C on Wed afternoon). Mainly gales.

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
ASCATC160E64S
313 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the WSW
(31 kph at 258).
- km
hy2c163E63S
462 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the WSW
(46 kph at 238).
- km
hy2c164E63S
470 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WSW
(49 kph at 238).
- km
ASCATC164E63S
476 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the WSW
(45 kph at 240).
- km
hy2c161E63S
476 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WSW
(48 kph at 255).
- km
ASCATB165E63S
477 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WSW
(50 kph at 240).
- km
hy2c165E63S
477 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WSW
(53 kph at 238).
- km
hy2c167E63S
478 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the SW
(52 kph at 230).
- km
ASCATB164E63S
479 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the WSW
(46 kph at 237).
- km
ASCATB163E63S
479 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the WSW
(47 kph at 242).
- 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.