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Ridge A Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Tue 06 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -44°C on Tue afternoon, min -53°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the NE by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -46°C on Fri afternoon, min -55°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Fri morning, light winds from the W by Sat night).

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
AM
PM
night
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PM
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PM
night
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PM
night
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night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
km/h
20
SE
20
SE
20
E
25
E
20
ENE
30
ENE
40
E
40
ENE
40
NE
45
NNE
40
NNE
30
N
30
N
20
NNW
20
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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 mm
—
—
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—
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-46
-44
-45
-50
-47
-45
-46
-46
-45
-49
-46
-46
-52
-51
-51
-52
-49
-49
min °C
-47
-45
-50
-53
-50
-47
-48
-47
-49
-49
-47
-50
-52
-52
-54
-53
-50
-55
 chill °C
-65
-62
-69
-74
-69
-68
-69
-70
-74
-74
-70
-71
-74
-72
-74
-75
-72
-74
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-47-45-48-52-49-46-47-47-47-49-47-48-52-52-53-53-50-52
Sunrise
11:02
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—
10:47
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10:30
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—
10:14
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—
9:55
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—
9:33
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Sunset
—
4:41
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4:56
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5:11
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5:28
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5:47
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6:07
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Ridge A Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ridge A is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -44°C on Tue afternoon, min -53°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the NE by Thu night).

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -46°C on Fri afternoon, min -55°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Fri morning, light winds from the W by Sat 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.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
1018 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
1.2 km
High: overcast
Davis
1447 km N
23m alt.
1 hour ago
-22°C
State of sky unchanged.
19
Light winds from the ESE
(19 kph at 110).
50 km
Mid: few
Mawson
1577 km NW
16m alt.
1 hour ago
-20°C
-
28
Moderate winds from the S
(28 kph at 170).
Syowa
1642 km WNW
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-6°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
48
Strong winds from the ENE
(48 kph at 60).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
1716 km SE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-7°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
15
Light winds from the NW.(Wind varies from 280 to 350 degs)
(15 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
BaseBelgranoII
1911 km SSW
256m alt.
1 hour ago
-14°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
96
Stormy winds from the SE
(96 kph at 140).
0.1 km
Mid: scattered
1933 km WSW
1290m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0

(0 kph at —)
Casey
1973 km NE
42m alt.
1 hour ago
-10°C
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 130).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Jang Bogo Station
1995 km ESE
29m alt.
1 hour ago
-5°C
-
Wind obs. (37 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: clear

* 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.