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Ridge A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Wed 25 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Wed afternoon, min -42°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Mon night, min -44°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat morning, strong winds from the N by Mon night).

Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
1
Monday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
35
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
25
N
25
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
25
N
30
N
35
N
max °C
-35
-29
-29
-33
-32
-32
-40
-37
-36
-42
-37
-36
-40
-38
-38
-41
-35
-32
min °C
-36
-32
-32
-34
-33
-40
-41
-38
-42
-43
-40
-38
-41
-40
-44
-42
-38
-34
-54
-49
-48
-49
-48
-55
-56
-52
-57
-58
-54
-54
-58
-57
-62
-60
-56
-51
0
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
4300
4300
4250
4300
4250
4250
4300
4300
4250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-36-31-31-34-33-36-41-38-39-43-39-37-41-39-41-42-37-33
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
9:19
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
7:18

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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 afternoon, min -42°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Mon night, min -44°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat morning, strong winds from the N by Mon 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
945 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-48° C
light snow
Diamond dust.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
1.2 km
Mid: few
946 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-48° C
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
20
Moderate winds from the WSW
(20 kph at 250).
1.2 km
High: few
Bharati
1346 km N
35m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
-
40
Strong winds from the E
(40 kph at 90).
20 km
Mid: scattered
Davis
1442 km N
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
13
Light winds from the NE
(13 kph at 40).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Mawson
1571 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
-
46
Strong winds from the SSE
(46 kph at 160).
SHIP8149
1632 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
32
Fresh winds from the SE
(33 kph at 130).
- km
SHIP4633
1632 km NW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-7° C
32
Fresh winds from the SE
(32 kph at 130).
Syowa
1642 km WNW
26m alt.
44 minutes ago
-8° C
moderate snow
Clouds dissolving.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Mcmurdo
1713 km SE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the ESE
(22 kph at 120).
34 km
Mid: overcast
SHIP6872
1714 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
5
Calm
(6 kph at 100).
- 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.