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Ridge A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Sat 15 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -41°C on Sat night, min -56°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sun night, light winds from the S by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -41°C on Thu night, min -55°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed night, strong winds from the WNW by Thu night).

Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4500
4250
4250
4300
4300
4300
4350
4300
4300
4350
4300
4300
4300
km/h
20
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
30
SW
35
WSW
45
W
35
W
30
W
15
SSW
20
SSE
20
SE
15
E
15
NE
20
N
20
N
15
N
25
NW
40
NW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-55
-48
-41
-46
-44
-44
-45
-46
-52
-55
-54
-53
-53
-52
-52
-52
-49
-41
min °C
-56
-52
-44
-48
-45
-47
-46
-48
-56
-55
-54
-54
-54
-53
-53
-52
-51
-48
 chill °C
-76
-73
-63
-68
-66
-71
-67
-68
-74
-74
-72
-72
-71
-72
-71
-68
-71
-71
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-56-50-43-47-45-46-46-47-54-55-54-54-54-53-53-52-50-45
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 -41°C on Sat night, min -56°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sun night, light winds from the S by Mon night).

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -41°C on Thu night, min -55°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed night, strong winds from the WNW by Thu 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
DomeA
144 km NNE
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-67° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 230).
Syowa
1642 km WNW
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-10° C
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
Williams Field
1716 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-29° C
clear
-
30
Fresh winds from the ENE.(Wind varies from 030 to 090 degs)
(30 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Low: few
ASCATC102E62S
2380 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the NNW
(24 kph at 340).
- km
ASCATB101E61S
2383 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NNW
(32 kph at 347).
- km
ASCATB102E62S
2385 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the NNW
(29 kph at 346).
- km
ASCATB123E64S
2388 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the ENE
(57 kph at 70).
- km
ASCATB102E61S
2394 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the NNW
(25 kph at 329).
- km
ASCATC102E61S
2396 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the NNW
(25 kph at 334).
- km
ASCATB124E64S
2397 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the ENE
(51 kph at 76).
- 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.