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Ridge A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Fri 24 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -50°C on Fri morning, min -55°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -51°C on Wed morning, min -56°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
15
SW
15
S
15
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
10
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
N
5
NNW
max °C
-50
-53
-53
-53
-53
-52
-52
-52
-53
-54
-56
-54
-54
-54
-52
-51
-51
-51
min °C
-52
-53
-54
-54
-54
-53
-52
-52
-55
-56
-56
-56
-54
-54
-54
-52
-52
-52
-68
-69
-70
-73
-73
-71
-71
-70
-72
-71
-71
-68
-68
-69
-72
-67
-66
-64
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
4350
4350
4350
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-51-53-54-54-54-53-52-52-54-55-56-55-54-54-53-52-52-52
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 -50°C on Fri morning, min -55°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -51°C on Wed morning, min -56°C on Mon 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
DomeA
144 km NNE
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-60° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 230).
Davis
1447 km N
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-14° C
State of sky unchanged.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 110).
40 km
Mid: few
Mawson
1577 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
State of sky unchanged.
Wind obs. (69 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
50 km
Mid: clear
Syowa
1642 km WNW
26m alt.
40 minutes ago
-10° C
-
37
Fresh winds from the E
(37 kph at 80).
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1705 km SE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
-36° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Williams Field
1716 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 260).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Mid: overcast
ASCATB60E66S
1800 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the SE
(22 kph at 128).
- km
ASCATB59E66S
1810 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the SE
(29 kph at 140).
- km
ASCATB61E66S
1818 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the ESE
(36 kph at 115).
- km
ASCATB58E66S
1829 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the SE
(32 kph at 138).
- 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.