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Ridge A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Sat 27 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -49°C on Sat afternoon, min -56°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -53°C on Wed morning, min -57°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
km/h
20
NE
15
N
20
NW
25
NW
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
15
WSW
10
W
10
NNW
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-49
-50
-50
-50
-50
-50
-50
-52
-56
-55
-55
-53
-53
-53
-54
-55
-56
min °C
-50
-52
-50
-50
-51
-51
-51
-55
-56
-55
-57
-55
-53
-54
-54
-55
-57
 chill °C
-67
-68
-68
-70
-72
-72
-72
-76
-74
-70
-71
-72
-70
-70
-72
-73
-73
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4350
4350
4300
4300
4350
4300
4300
4300
4350
4350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-50-51-50-50-51-51-51-54-56-55-56-54-53-54-54-55-57
Sunrise
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 -49°C on Sat afternoon, min -56°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -53°C on Wed morning, min -57°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

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.
1 hour ago
-28° C
clear
Haze -.
39
Strong winds from the ENE
(39 kph at 70).
1.5 km
Low: overcast
1933 km WSW
1290m alt.
1 hour ago
-27° C
No report.
0

(0 kph at —)
Halvfarryggen
2177 km SW
694m alt.
1 hour ago
-26° C
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
2212 km SW
574m alt.
1 hour ago
-25° C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB26E62S
2544 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the NW
(43 kph at 322).
- km
ASCATB25E63S
2547 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NW
(53 kph at 326).
- km
ASCATB25E62S
2553 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the NNW
(58 kph at 336).
- km
ASCATB24E62S
2568 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NNW
(53 kph at 329).
- km
ASCATB23E63S
2574 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NW
(50 kph at 322).
- km
ASCATB22E62S
2596 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NNW
(53 kph at 332).
- 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.