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Buckle Island
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Thu 13 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu night, min -17°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the ENE on Fri morning, light winds from the SSE by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sun night, min -24°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun night, severe gales from the WSW by Mon night).

Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
200
0
300
100
km/h
55
WNW
70
ENE
15
W
40
NW
25
ESE
30
SE
35
WNW
40
WNW
55
W
15
W
40
SW
50
WSW
60
WSW
65
WSW
40
WSW
55
WSW
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Snowflake cm
5
4
3
1
1
4
 mm
max °C
-6
-9
-11
-11
-13
-15
-15
-15
-13
-12
-18
-22
-17
-15
-15
-18
min °C
-9
-11
-11
-13
-14
-16
-17
-15
-14
-18
-20
-24
-23
-16
-17
-23
 chill °C
-19
-22
-18
-22
-25
-28
-31
-27
-28
-31
-35
-41
-39
-30
-29
-40
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
9:30
9:26
9:22
9:18
9:15
Sunset
4:52
4:57
5:00
5:04
5:07

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Buckle Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Buckle Island is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu night, min -17°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the ENE on Fri morning, light winds from the SSE by Sat night).

Buckle Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sun night, min -24°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun night, severe gales from the WSW by Mon 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
hy2c165E63S
459 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NE
(51 kph at 48).
- km
hy2c164E63S
469 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NE
(54 kph at 52).
- km
hy2c166E63S
481 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NE
(42 kph at 40).
- km
hy2c163E62S
485 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the ENE
(59 kph at 65).
- km
hy2c161E62S
489 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
60
Near gales from the E
(60 kph at 80).
- km
hy2c164E62S
489 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
56
Near gales from the NE
(56 kph at 52).
- km
hy2c160E62S
502 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
60
Near gales from the E
(60 kph at 85).
- km
hy2c165E62S
503 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NE
(51 kph at 45).
- km
hy2c167E63S
507 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the NNE
(38 kph at 28).
- km
hy2c158E63S
521 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the ESE
(45 kph at 118).
- 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.