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– Lat/Long: 66.80° S 163.25° E

Buckle Island
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Thu 27 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu afternoon, min -18°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NE by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Tue night, min -17°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Mon night, severe gales from the ENE by Wed morning).

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
snow showers
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
100
0
km/h
105
WNW
70
W
70
W
40
WNW
20
E
30
ESE
40
SE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
E
20
NE
15
SE
25
S
20
SSE
20
ENE
30
ENE
55
ENE
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Snowflake cm
1
3
2
2
1
 mm
max °C
-11
-17
-15
-15
-14
-13
-13
-12
-14
-16
-12
-12
-14
-10
-10
-10
-9
min °C
-13
-18
-15
-15
-14
-14
-13
-14
-15
-16
-17
-13
-15
-15
-10
-10
-10
 chill °C
-28
-35
-30
-27
-21
-25
-25
-25
-25
-26
-27
-23
-25
-26
-17
-20
-22
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:36
8:32
8:27
8:23
8:19
Sunset
5:37
5:40
5:45
5:47
5:51
5:54

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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 Fri night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu afternoon, min -18°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NE by Fri night).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Tue night, min -17°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Mon night, severe gales from the ENE by Wed 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.
2 hours ago
-18°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (44 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
1.5 km
ASCATB190E63S
1361 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NNW
(48 kph at 338).
- km
1392 km NW
6m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
Mid: overcast
ASCATB190E62S
1408 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 kph at 321).
- km
ASCATB191E63S
1417 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the WNW
(31 kph at 293).
- km
ASCATB192E63S
1428 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the WNW
(30 kph at 285).
- km
ASCATB189E61S
1456 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NW
(37 kph at 319).
- km
ASCATB191E62S
1478 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the WNW
(32 kph at 286).
- km
ASCATB190E61S
1487 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the WNW
(32 kph at 300).
- km
ASCATB192E62S
1500 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 280).
- 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.