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Ridge A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 am Thu 08 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Wed night, min -37°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sun night, min -30°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
 km/h
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
SW
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
N
max °C
-29
-35
-31
-31
-35
-32
-31
-34
-29
-28
-27
-22
-21
-23
-24
-23
-29
-26
-25
min °C
-34
-35
-32
-36
-37
-33
-35
-36
-31
-30
-30
-24
-23
-24
-24
-27
-29
-27
-29
-44
-45
-41
-47
-50
-45
-49
-50
-45
-43
-44
-37
-33
-34
-34
-34
-35
-27
-36
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
200
700
300
350
500
0
0
200
Cloud base (m)
4300
4300
4250
4250
4300
4250
4250
4300
4300
4300
4300
4250
4250
4250
4250
4250
4300
4250
4250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00

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Ridge A Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ridge A is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Wed night, min -37°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sun night, min -30°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Ridge A at the specific elevation of 4053 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Ridge A. 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.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
972 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-26° C
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
31 km
Mid: clear
1018 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Bharati
1351 km N
35m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
-
25
Moderate winds from the ENE
(25 kph at 70).
20 km
Mid: overcast
Davis
1447 km N
23m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
17
Light winds from the N
(17 kph at 0).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Mawson
1577 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
70
Gales from the ESE
(70 kph at 120).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
Syowa
1642 km WNW
26m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
-
6
Light winds from the WNW
(6 kph at 290).
50 km
Mid: few
Mcmurdo
1713 km SE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
-
6
Light winds from the NNW
(6 kph at 330).
34 km
Mid: clear
Williams Field
1716 km SE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
clear
Clear
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Mcmurdo Williams
1717 km SE
22m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Cape Ross
1769 km ESE
212m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 250).

* 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.