Mountain resort image
– Lat/Long: 81.50° S 73.50° E

Ridge A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Sun 31 May Local Time
Updates in:
hr min s
Update imminent

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -47°C on Tue afternoon, min -53°C on Mon morning). Mainly strong winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -42°C on Fri night, min -57°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu night, strong winds from the SE by Fri afternoon).

Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Friday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
km/h
25
SE
30
ESE
30
E
25
ENE
30
NE
35
N
45
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
30
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
W
30
SW
25
SW
40
ESE
40
SE
35
ESE
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
max °C
-50
-50
-50
-52
-51
-48
-48
-47
-49
-52
-53
-55
-56
-55
-53
-50
-43
-42
min °C
-50
-50
-52
-53
-52
-51
-48
-48
-51
-53
-54
-57
-57
-56
-56
-53
-45
-44
-70
-72
-74
-75
-75
-73
-72
-71
-74
-76
-76
-78
-79
-79
-75
-78
-68
-65
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
4300
4300
4300
4300
4350
4300
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-50-50-51-53-52-50-48-48-50-53-54-56-57-56-55-52-44-43
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

Loading...

Ridge A Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ridge A is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -47°C on Tue afternoon, min -53°C on Mon morning). Mainly strong winds.

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -42°C on Fri night, min -57°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu night, strong winds from the SE by Fri 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
1018 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
8.0 km
Mid: few
Syowa
1642 km WNW
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-14° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 40).
Williams Field
1716 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-27° C
clear
Haze -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
1.9 km
Low: few
1933 km WSW
1290m alt.
2 hours ago
-27° C
No report.
0

(0 kph at —)
Halvfarryggen
2177 km SW
694m alt.
2 hours ago
-26° C
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
2212 km SW
574m alt.
2 hours ago
-25° C
No report.
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
ASCATB100E63S
2234 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
70
Gales from the WSW
(70 kph at 251).
- km
ASCATB106E63S
2238 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the W
(63 kph at 274).
- km
ASCATB101E63S
2240 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
68
Gales from the WSW
(68 kph at 253).
- km
ASCATB105E63S
2242 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
64
Gales from the W
(64 kph at 269).
- 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.