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Ridge A Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Thu 12 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Wed night, min -42°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Tue afternoon, min -44°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Sat night, calm by Mon afternoon).

Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4250
4300
4250
4250
4300
4250
4250
4250
4250
4300
4300
4300
4250
4300
4600
5200
km/h
15
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
SSW
35
SW
15
S
20
SE
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
20
E
10
E
0
ESE
15
S
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-33
-38
-38
-38
-36
-34
-35
-42
-41
-40
-42
-38
-37
-39
-35
-33
min °C
-37
-40
-38
-42
-39
-35
-39
-42
-42
-44
-44
-39
-41
-41
-37
-34
 chill °C
-50
-54
-52
-60
-55
-51
-54
-57
-59
-63
-62
-55
-55
-53
-37
-44
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-35-39-38-40-38-35-37-42-42-42-43-39-39-40-36-34
Sunrise
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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Sunset
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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Ridge A Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ridge A is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Wed night, min -42°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Tue afternoon, min -44°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Sat night, calm by Mon 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Amundsen-Scott Airport
946 km S
507m alt.
3 hours ago
-45°C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the NE
(13 kph at 40).
10.0 km
Low: few
SHIP702
1439 km N
3m alt.
4 hours ago
-3°C
40
Strong winds from the NE
(40 kph at 50).
Syowa
1634 km WNW
26m alt.
2 hours ago
-11°C
-
15
Light winds from the SSE
(15 kph at 160).
Williams Field
1690 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-17°C
clear
Haze -.
20
Moderate winds from the E
(20 kph at 90).
4.5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
1908 km WSW
1290m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0

(0 kph at —)
Williams Field
1716 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-17°C
clear
Haze -.
20
Moderate winds from the E
(20 kph at 90).
4.5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
1933 km WSW
1290m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0

(0 kph at —)
Halvfarryggen
2177 km SW
694m alt.
2 hours ago
-26°C
No report.
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 260).
2212 km SW
574m alt.
2 hours ago
-25°C
No report.
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
ASCATB131E64S
2593 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the E
(38 kph at 94).
- 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.