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Ridge A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Tue 28 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -52°C on Thu night, min -58°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Wed morning, fresh winds from the N by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -51°C on Fri morning, min -58°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Fri morning, calm by Sat night).

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
km/h
20
S
20
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
10
ENE
20
NNE
25
N
30
N
35
N
30
N
25
N
20
N
10
N
5
NNE
5
N
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
NNE
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-56
-56
-56
-58
-56
-55
-54
-54
-52
-51
-52
-52
-57
-56
-55
-55
-55
-57
min °C
-56
-56
-57
-58
-57
-57
-54
-54
-53
-52
-52
-57
-57
-57
-56
-55
-56
-58
 chill °C
-76
-76
-76
-75
-73
-75
-75
-76
-76
-74
-73
-76
-71
-69
-66
-55
-65
-74
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-56-56-57-58-57-56-54-54-53-52-52-55-57-57-56-55-56-58
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 -52°C on Thu night, min -58°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Wed morning, fresh winds from the N by Thu night).

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -51°C on Fri morning, min -58°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Fri morning, calm by Sat night).

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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Williams Field
1716 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-32° C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (19 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
1933 km WSW
1290m alt.
1 hour ago
-27° C
No report.
0

(0 kph at —)
Halvfarryggen
2177 km SW
694m alt.
46 minutes ago
-26° C
No report.
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 260).
2212 km SW
574m alt.
46 minutes ago
-25° C
No report.
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
ASCATC42E62S
2357 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the E
(40 kph at 90).
- km
ASCATC41E62S
2426 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the ENE
(24 kph at 60).
- km
ASCATC40E62S
2446 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the WSW
(36 kph at 238).
- km
ASCATC39E62S
2455 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
75
Severe gales from the SW
(75 kph at 231).
- km
ASCATB39E62S
2456 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
83
Severe gales from the SW
(83 kph at 232).
- km
ASCATC38E62S
2462 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
78
Severe gales from the SW
(78 kph at 230).
- 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.