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– Lat/Long: 66.80° S 163.25° E

Buckle Island
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Fri 15 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 -12°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sat night, light winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon night, min -14°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Mon night, calm by Wed night).

Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
km/h
30
W
25
SW
45
W
35
NW
85
WNW
105
W
60
W
15
WNW
40
ENE
10
SW
15
WNW
45
WNW
55
WNW
55
WNW
65
W
50
W
30
WNW
5
NE
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
4
3
8
5
1
2
max °C
-11
-11
-8
-5
-5
-7
-7
-8
-8
-10
-10
-7
-10
-11
-11
-10
-11
-12
min °C
-11
-12
-10
-7
-7
-9
-7
-8
-9
-10
-11
-11
-10
-12
-14
-11
-12
-13
-21
-22
-21
-16
-20
-24
-18
-14
-20
-15
-20
-24
-22
-25
-28
-22
-20
-13
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
0
500
0
50
50
50
0
150
200
400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-12-9-6-6-8-7-8-9-10-11-9-10-12-13-11-12-13-10-13-15-10-3-6-10-10-10-10-10-7-6-6-9-11-11-11
Sunrise
10:17
10:21
10:25
10:27
10:32
10:36
Sunset
3:48
3:44
3:40
3:37
3:33
3:29

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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 -12°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sat night, light winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon night, min -14°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Mon night, calm by Wed night).

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
ASCATB156E64S
488 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
78
Severe gales from the W
(78 kph at 278).
- km
ASCATC156E64S
498 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
74
Gales from the W
(74 kph at 273).
- km
ASCATC155E64S
512 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
68
Gales from the W
(68 kph at 274).
- km
ASCATB156E63S
512 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
81
Severe gales from the WNW
(81 kph at 284).
- km
ASCATC156E63S
514 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
77
Severe gales from the W
(77 kph at 268).
- km
ASCATB155E64S
518 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
73
Gales from the W
(73 kph at 274).
- km
ASCATB154E64S
536 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
76
Severe gales from the W
(76 kph at 278).
- km
ASCATB155E63S
549 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
81
Severe gales from the W
(81 kph at 275).
- km
ASCATC155E63S
551 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
75
Severe gales from the W
(75 kph at 274).
- km
ASCATC157E63S
553 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
75
Severe gales from the WNW
(75 kph at 283).
- 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.