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Buckle Island
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Sun 17 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue morning, min -13°C on Mon night). Mainly gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Wed afternoon, min -28°C on Thu morning). Mainly severe gales.

Sun
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
heavy snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
mod snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
cloudy
heavy snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
km/h
15
N
70
NE
45
SE
25
S
40
WSW
55
NW
50
WNW
30
NNW
30
NW
35
SW
35
W
50
W
60
W
55
W
55
W
85
NNW
30
SSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
14
1
1
10
2
1
5
2
max °C
-7
-8
-12
-12
-8
-6
-6
-6
-6
-10
-16
-27
-27
-23
-18
-15
-22
min °C
-7
-10
-12
-12
-13
-6
-7
-7
-8
-13
-26
-28
-28
-25
-20
-21
-27
-13
-17
-24
-22
-23
-17
-17
-17
-17
-26
-43
-46
-47
-43
-36
-35
-44
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
50
0
50
50
100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
10:27
10:32
10:36
10:40
10:44
Sunset
3:40
3:37
3:33
3:29
3:26
3:22

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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue morning, min -13°C on Mon night). Mainly gales.

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Wed afternoon, min -28°C on Thu morning). Mainly severe 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
Jang Bogo Station
873 km S
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-26° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 290).
40 km
Mid: clear
Dumont Durville
1019 km WSW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
69
Gales from the ESE
(69 kph at 110).
0.1 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
1241 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-21° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
1392 km NW
6m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
No report.
35
Fresh winds from the NW
(35 kph at 320).
1620 km NNE
16m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
-
31
Fresh winds from the WNW
(31 kph at 290).
EnderbyIslandAws
1824 km N
40m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
-
35
Fresh winds from the NW
(35 kph at 320).
ASCATB215E67S
2235 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the SSE
(47 kph at 168).
- km
ASCATB216E67S
2258 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the SSE
(51 kph at 164).
- km
Casey
2276 km SW
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-16° C
State of sky unchanged.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
50 km
Mid: few
ASCATB215E66S
2285 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the S
(54 kph at 170).
- 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.