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– Lat/Long: 66.80° S 163.25° E

Buckle Island
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Wed 26 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu morning, min -22°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Fri afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat morning, min -25°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat night, strong winds from the S by Mon morning).

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
clear
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
clear
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
200
250
0
km/h
45
W
75
WSW
75
W
80
WNW
95
WNW
50
W
45
WNW
30
NW
30
NNE
25
E
15
S
20
SW
15
ESE
20
SE
30
S
45
S
40
S
35
SE
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Snowflake cm
5
4
1
7
3
1
 mm
max °C
-22
-15
-10
-8
-11
-16
-14
-13
-11
-12
-14
-22
-24
-24
-23
-22
-19
-14
min °C
-22
-16
-14
-8
-13
-18
-15
-14
-12
-13
-18
-25
-24
-24
-24
-23
-21
-17
 chill °C
-38
-32
-30
-21
-29
-33
-28
-25
-23
-20
-28
-31
-34
-35
-36
-39
-35
-29
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:44
8:40
8:36
8:32
8:27
8:23
Sunset
5:35
5:37
5:40
5:45
5:47
5:51

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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu morning, min -22°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Fri afternoon).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat morning, min -25°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat night, strong winds from the S by Mon 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
-31°C
clear
Clear
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1250 km S
10m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
6
Light winds from the WSW
(6 kph at 250).
10.0 km
1392 km NW
6m alt.
46 minutes ago
2°C
No report.
54
Near gales from the W
(54 kph at 260).
1620 km NNE
16m alt.
46 minutes ago
2°C
-
54
Near gales from the WSW
(54 kph at 250).
ASCATB199E63S
1715 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WNW
(40 kph at 285).
- km
ASCATB200E63S
1731 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WNW
(39 kph at 285).
- km
ASCATB201E63S
1787 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NW
(36 kph at 305).
- km
ASCATB201E62S
1820 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the W
(40 kph at 278).
- km
ASCATB202E63S
1824 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the N
(32 kph at 10).
- km
EnderbyIslandAws
1824 km N
40m alt.
46 minutes ago
6°C
-
30
Fresh winds from the WSW
(30 kph at 240).

* 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.