Sturge Island
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

 

Days 0-3 Sturge Island Weather Summary:

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Fri afternoon, min -18°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the N by Fri afternoon).

Days 3-6 Sturge Island Weather Summary:

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sun night, min -18°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds.

Days 6-9 Sturge Island Weather Summary:

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Fri night, min -20°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, severe gales from the NNE by Fri night).

Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night
clear
clear
clear
partially cloudy
clear
partially cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
clear
partially cloudy
clear
partially cloudy
clear
clear
partially cloudy
heavy snow
Wind km/h
20 WNW20
40 NW40
35 WNW35
20 W20
10 NW10
10 ENE10
30 E30
35 E35
35 E35
40 E40
40 E40
40 E40
45 E45
45 E45
40 ESE40
35 ESE35
35 SE35
35 ESE35
30 SSE30
10 SE10
10 E10
10 ESE10
0 ENE0
20 WNW20
35 WNW35
30 N30
60 NNW60
clear clear clear some clouds clear some clouds cloudy cloudy cloudy cloudy light snow light snow light snow light snow light snow cloudy some clouds some clouds some clouds clear some clouds clear some clouds clear clear some clouds heavy snow
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Rain
Rain mm
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Snow
Snow cm
- - - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 - - - - - - - - - - - 13
High °C
-18 -18 -18 -18 -17 -17 -18 -18 -17 -17 -17 -15 -16 -16 -17 -17 -18 -16 -17 -18 -18 -19 -20 -18 -16 -14 -10
Low °C
-18 -18 -18 -18 -17 -18 -18 -18 -17 -17 -17 -17 -16 -17 -18 -17 -18 -17 -17 -18 -19 -19 -20 -20 -17 -15 -12
Chill °C
-28 -32 -31 -27 -24 -23 -30 -31 -30 -30 -30 -28 -30 -29 -30 -29 -31 -28 -28 -25 -25 -26 -20 -31 -27 -27 -23
Freezing level m
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sea lvl3000ft6000ft9000ft12000ft15000ft
mountain backdrop mountain backdrop
-18-18-18-18-17-17-18-18-17-17-17-15-16-16-17-17-18-16-17-18-18-19-20-18-16-14-10-18-19-20-20-20-19-19-19-18-18-17-14-15-15-15-15-17-16-17-18-19-20-21-21-20-16-5
Sunrise
12:56 - - 12:59 - - 12:56 - - 12:52 - - 12:48 - - 12:45 - - 12:41 - - 12:37 - - 12:33 - -
Sunset
- 1:07 - - 1:04 - - 1:07 - - 1:11 - - 1:15 - - 1:21 - - 1:25 - - 1:29 - - 1:33 -

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Cape Phillips
655 km SSE
201m alt.
1 hour ago
-16.0° C
-
7
Light winds from the WSW
(7 kph at 240).
PriestleyGlacier
713 km S
1925m alt.
1 hour ago
-39.3° C
-
30
Fresh winds from the WNW
(30 kph at 300).
Baia Terra Nova
815 km S
80m alt.
1 hour ago
-14.8° C
-
7
Light winds from the NNW
(7 kph at 330).
Cape Ross
1041 km S
201m alt.
1 hour ago
-17.7° C
-
31
Fresh winds from the SE
(31 kph at 180).
Dumont Durville
1077 km WSW
43m alt.
2 hours ago
-18.8° C
-
13
Light winds from the ESE
(13 kph at 110).
32 km
Mid: scattered

* 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. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Sturge Island and within an acceptable time window.