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Ridge A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Tue 21 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -39°C on Tue night, min -53°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Tue morning, strong winds from the NW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -51°C on Sun night, min -55°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
15
NNE
20
N
30
NNW
40
NW
35
NW
40
NW
30
WNW
30
W
25
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
NE
15
N
max °C
-49
-46
-39
-40
-41
-42
-47
-50
-50
-55
-55
-55
-55
-55
-55
-54
-54
-51
min °C
-50
-49
-42
-40
-41
-45
-49
-51
-53
-55
-55
-55
-55
-55
-55
-55
-54
-52
-67
-67
-60
-60
-62
-66
-70
-73
-71
-72
-72
-73
-72
-72
-72
-72
-70
-67
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4300
4300
4350
4300
4250
4250
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-50-48-41-40-41-44-48-51-52-55-55-55-55-55-55-55-54-52
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 -39°C on Tue night, min -53°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Tue morning, strong winds from the NW by Wed night).

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -51°C on Sun night, min -55°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
DomeA
144 km NNE
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-60° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 230).
1018 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
3.2 km
Mid: few
Syowa
1642 km WNW
26m alt.
3 hours ago
-7° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
57
Near gales from the NE
(57 kph at 40).
0.3 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB60E66S
1818 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 265).
- km
ASCATC59E66S
1824 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the W
(26 kph at 264).
- km
ASCATC60E66S
1826 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the W
(26 kph at 270).
- km
ASCATB59E66S
1827 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the WSW
(23 kph at 253).
- km
ASCATC58E66S
1831 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the SW
(25 kph at 230).
- km
ASCATB60E65S
1854 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 267).
- km
ASCATC60E65S
1863 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 265).
- 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.