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– Lat/Long: 67.40° S 164.83° E

Sturge Island
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Tue 18 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu night, min -30°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, severe gales from the SSW by Thu afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri night, min -18°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the E on Sat night, light winds from the SW by Sun night).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
250
300
km/h
55
W
55
W
55
WSW
25
SSW
25
S
30
WSW
65
SSW
75
SSW
60
WSW
45
WNW
20
NW
25
N
25
NNW
30
NE
45
ENE
40
E
20
ESE
25
S
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Snowflake cm
3
2
8
8
3
4
2
1
 mm
max °C
-17
-18
-23
-29
-25
-22
-19
-14
-5
-7
-7
-6
-11
-13
-14
-17
-18
-17
min °C
-17
-22
-27
-30
-28
-25
-22
-19
-10
-9
-8
-8
-13
-13
-16
-18
-18
-18
 chill °C
-32
-39
-43
-44
-42
-40
-40
-36
-22
-18
-16
-18
-22
-24
-30
-31
-28
-28
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
9:12
9:08
9:04
9:00
8:56
8:52
Sunset
4:57
5:00
5:04
5:07
5:10
5:15

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Sturge Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Sturge Island is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu night, min -30°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, severe gales from the SSW by Thu afternoon).

Sturge Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri night, min -18°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the E on Sat night, light winds from the SW by Sun night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Sturge Island at the specific elevation of 1500 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Sturge 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
Dumont Durville
1077 km WSW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-17° C
Clouds developing.
22
Moderate winds from the SW
(22 kph at 220).
50 km
Mid: scattered
Williams Field
1170 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-18° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
15
Light winds from the SE.(Wind varies from 090 to 190 degs)
(15 kph at 130).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1180 km S
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-27° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
1473 km NW
6m alt.
52 minutes ago
5° C
No report.
56
Near gales from the W
(56 kph at 270).
1671 km N
16m alt.
52 minutes ago
7° C
-
37
Fresh winds from the WSW
(37 kph at 250).
EnderbyIslandAws
1885 km N
40m alt.
52 minutes ago
9° C
-
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 220).
Sails Ashore Lodge
2291 km N
25m alt.
52 minutes ago
12° C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
Stewart Island
2292 km N
24m alt.
52 minutes ago
12° C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
2307 km N
52m alt.
42 minutes ago
No weather report.
28
Moderate winds from the SW
(28 kph at 225).
Casey
2314 km SW
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
63
Gales from the E
(63 kph at 90).
0.3 km
Mid: sky obscured

* 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.