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Ridge A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Sun 12 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -52°C on Sun night, min -59°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -56°C on Sat afternoon, min -60°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
night
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PM
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cloud
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cloud
cloud
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cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
km/h
10
WNW
5
WNW
0
NW
5
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
N
20
NNW
30
NW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-52
-54
-54
-56
-57
-58
-58
-58
-57
-57
-57
-58
-58
-59
-59
-57
-59
-56
-55
min °C
-54
-54
-55
-57
-57
-58
-59
-58
-58
-58
-57
-58
-59
-60
-60
-58
-59
-58
-56
 chill °C
-66
-65
-55
-70
-71
-72
-77
-78
-78
-78
-78
-79
-79
-78
-76
-71
-75
-79
-79
Freezing level m
0
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
4350
4300
4350
4350
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-53-54-55-57-57-58-59-58-58-58-57-58-59-60-60-58-59-57-56
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

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Ridge A Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ridge A is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -52°C on Sun night, min -59°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -56°C on Sat afternoon, min -60°C on Fri morning). 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
1018 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
3.6 km
High: few
Williams Field
1716 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-28° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
13
Light winds from the N.(Wind varies from 240 to 010 degs)
(13 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
1933 km WSW
1290m alt.
3 hours ago
-27° C
No report.
0

(0 kph at —)
Halvfarryggen
2177 km SW
694m alt.
3 hours ago
-26° C
No report.
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 80).
2212 km SW
574m alt.
3 hours ago
-25° C
No report.
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
ASCATB130E64S
2561 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the SSE
(59 kph at 164).
- km
ASCATC131E64S
2582 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the SSE
(59 kph at 153).
- km
ASCATB131E64S
2591 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
56
Near gales from the SSE
(56 kph at 149).
- km
ASCATC132E64S
2599 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the SSE
(57 kph at 147).
- km
ASCATB132E64S
2605 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the SSE
(58 kph at 153).
- 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.