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Ridge A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 am Sun 15 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Tue night, min -45°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Fri afternoon, min -44°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Wed morning, strong winds from the NE by Fri morning).

Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
20
E
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
45
NE
40
NNE
40
N
max °C
-44
-39
-38
-41
-38
-37
-39
-36
-35
-40
-38
-38
-43
-39
-38
-33
-32
-33
min °C
-45
-40
-40
-41
-39
-38
-39
-37
-38
-40
-39
-44
-44
-41
-39
-36
-34
-36
-60
-55
-55
-57
-55
-54
-55
-52
-52
-54
-54
-61
-62
-59
-58
-56
-53
-55
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
4250
4300
4250
4250
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-45-40-39-41-39-38-39-37-37-40-39-41-44-40-39-35-33-35
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 -35°C on Tue night, min -45°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Fri afternoon, min -44°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Wed morning, strong winds from the NE by Fri morning).

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
1018 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Syowa
1642 km WNW
26m alt.
55 minutes ago
-4° C
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1705 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: scattered
Mcmurdo
1713 km SE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-10° C
-
26
Moderate winds from the E
(26 kph at 90).
36 km
Mid: scattered
Williams Field
1716 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-11° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mcmurdo Williams
1717 km SE
22m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the ENE
(20 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: scattered
Cape Ross
1769 km ESE
212m alt.
55 minutes ago
-8° C
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB38E68S
1770 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
13
Light winds from the E
(13 kph at 96).
- km
ASCATC25E70S
1803 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
12
Light winds from the SSE
(12 kph at 150).
- km
ASCATB32E69S
1808 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the NE
(21 kph at 40).
- 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.