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Ridge A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Mon 15 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -45°C on Tue night, min -55°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -55°C on Fri night, min -58°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
km/h
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
NW
40
NW
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
30
W
15
WSW
15
S
15
ESE
25
E
25
E
20
E
15
ENE
10
NNE
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
max °C
-54
-53
-50
-49
-45
-46
-47
-48
-51
-57
-57
-56
-56
-55
-56
-57
-57
min °C
-54
-55
-51
-50
-49
-46
-47
-50
-53
-58
-57
-58
-56
-56
-57
-57
-58
-75
-78
-73
-73
-72
-69
-70
-72
-74
-75
-74
-77
-78
-78
-76
-76
-73
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
4300
4300
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-54-54-51-50-47-46-47-49-52-58-57-57-56-56-57-57-58
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 -45°C on Tue night, min -55°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds.

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -55°C on Fri night, min -58°C on Thu afternoon). 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
DomeA
144 km NNE
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-67° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 230).
1018 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
3.6 km
Mid: few
High: scattered
Syowa
1642 km WNW
26m alt.
2 hours ago
-15° C
-
Wind obs. (33 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
Williams Field
1716 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-31° C
clear
Clear
28
Moderate winds from the ENE
(28 kph at 70).
10.0 km
1933 km WSW
1290m alt.
1 hour ago
-27° C
No report.
0

(0 kph at —)
ASCATB60E64S
2042 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the S
(46 kph at 174).
- km
ASCATB59E64S
2049 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the S
(47 kph at 176).
- km
ASCATB60E63S
2054 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the SSE
(36 kph at 157).
- km
ASCATB61E63S
2064 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the S
(51 kph at 180).
- km
ASCATB59E63S
2065 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the S
(45 kph at 175).
- 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.