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Ridge A Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Wed 30 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -45°C on Wed night, min -53°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -48°C on Mon night, min -56°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the SE by Mon night).

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
4350
4300
4300
4350
4350
4300
4350
4350
4350
4450
4350
4300
4350
4300
4350
4300
4300
4300
km/h
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SSW
5
S
5
E
0
NE
0
N
5
WSW
0
NW
5
N
5
NNW
10
WNW
15
W
15
SW
20
SSW
20
S
25
SSE
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-49
-46
-45
-51
-49
-48
-53
-50
-49
-53
-49
-50
-54
-52
-52
-55
-51
-48
min °C
-49
-48
-51
-51
-50
-53
-53
-52
-52
-53
-52
-54
-55
-53
-56
-55
-53
-51
 chill °C
-68
-66
-68
-67
-58
-53
-53
-52
-52
-53
-62
-68
-70
-70
-74
-74
-72
-71
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-49-47-48-51-50-51-53-51-51-53-51-52-55-53-54-55-52-50
Sunrise
12:18
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—
12:06
—
—
11:53
—
—
11:41
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—
11:29
—
—
11:15
—
—
Sunset
3:29
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—
3:40
—
—
3:51
—
—
—
4:03
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—
4:16
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—
4:28
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Ridge A Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ridge A is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -45°C on Wed night, min -53°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -48°C on Mon night, min -56°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the SE by Mon 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
Davis
1447 km N
23m alt.
1 hour ago
-14°C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the ENE
(31 kph at 70).
Mawson
1577 km NW
16m alt.
1 hour ago
-16°C
-
52
Near gales from the SSE
(52 kph at 150).
Syowa
1642 km WNW
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-12°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
30
Fresh winds from the NE
(30 kph at 40).
3.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1705 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-31°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
Williams Field
1716 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-26°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
BaseBelgranoII
1911 km SSW
256m alt.
1 hour ago
-29°C
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: few
1933 km WSW
1290m alt.
1 hour ago
-27°C
No report.
0

(0 kph at —)
Casey
1973 km NE
42m alt.
1 hour ago
-16°C
-
24
Moderate winds from the NE
(24 kph at 40).
Mid: mostly cloudy
Halvfarryggen
2177 km SW
694m alt.
1 hour ago
-26°C
No report.
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 260).
2212 km SW
574m alt.
33 minutes ago
-
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).

* 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.