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Ras Dashen Weather Forecast
Ethiopian Highlands · EthiopiaIssued: 2 pm Sun 08 Nov Local Time
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Issued: 2 pm Sun 08 Nov Local Time
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4 Ras Dashen Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–4 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min 1°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5–7 Weather SummaryMild at first with light rain (total 9mm) on Wed afternoon followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Wed afternoon, min 1°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||
Sun 8 | Monday 9 | Tuesday 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | ||||||||||||
PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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rain shwrs | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | risk tstorm | snow shwrs | rain shwrs | risk tstorm | snow shwrs | rain shwrs | risk tstorm | rain shwrs | snow shwrs | mod. snow | snow shwrs | rain shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | |
Cloud base (m) | 3500 | 3350 | 3300 | 3000 | 2800 | 5250 | 3550 | 3450 | 3600 | 2900 | 2800 | 2850 | 3050 | 3450 | |||
km/h | |||||||||||||||||
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 cm | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 4 | — | 3 | 1 |
mm | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 7 | 1.8 | 2 | 5 | — | 0.3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 0.2 | — | — |
max °C | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
min °C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
chill °C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Freezing level m | 5150 | 4950 | 5000 | 5100 | 4900 | 4950 | 5050 | 4800 | 5200 | 5150 | 4950 | 4950 | 4900 | 4700 | 4900 | 4900 | 4850 |
 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
 | 5:57 | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | 5:55 | — |
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Ras Dashen Weather (Days 0-3):
The weather forecast for Ras Dashen is: Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min 1°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
Ras Dashen Weather (Days 3-6):
Mild at first with light rain (total 9mm) on Wed afternoon followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Wed afternoon, min 1°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
This table gives the weather forecast for Ras Dashen at the specific elevation of 4620 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Ras Dashen. 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 Ethiopia.
| Weather Station | Temp. | Weather | Wind | Gusts | Cloud / Visibility |
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SHIP9151 | |||||
hy2c41E16N | |||||
Addis Abab / ole |  | ||||
hy2c39E17N | |||||
hy2c41E17N | |||||
hy2c41E17N | |||||
hy2c40E17N | |||||
hy2c41E18N | |||||
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hy2c39E18N |
* 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.
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