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Ridge A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Fri 01 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -49°C on Fri morning, min -53°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

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

Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
km/h
25
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
SW
10
S
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
15
WNW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
W
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max °C
-49
-51
-50
-52
-52
-50
-51
-51
-50
-50
-51
-51
-53
-53
-53
-54
-54
-53
min °C
-51
-51
-51
-52
-53
-52
-51
-51
-50
-50
-51
-52
-53
-54
-54
-54
-54
-55
-70
-68
-66
-67
-67
-65
-63
-64
-62
-63
-66
-67
-69
-70
-71
-73
-71
-71
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4300
4300
4300
4350
4300
4350
5000
4400
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-50-51-51-52-53-51-51-51-50-50-51-52-53-54-54-54-54-54
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 -49°C on Fri morning, min -53°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -50°C on Mon morning, min -55°C on Wed night). 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.
1 hour ago
-62° C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Davis
1447 km N
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-13° C
clear
Clear skies.
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 220).
Mid: overcast
Mawson
1577 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-15° C
-
20
Moderate winds from the S
(20 kph at 170).
Syowa
1642 km WNW
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-7° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
43
Strong winds from the NE
(43 kph at 40).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC58E66S
1828 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the ENE
(25 kph at 74).
- km
ASCATC59E66S
1830 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the ENE
(26 kph at 74).
- km
ASCATC51E66S
1885 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the E
(43 kph at 85).
- km
ASCATB51E66S
1886 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the E
(45 kph at 86).
- km
ASCATB50E66S
1890 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the E
(35 kph at 82).
- km
ASCATC78E65S
1897 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the SSW
(40 kph at 212).
- 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.