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Ridge A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Thu 30 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -49°C on Thu night, min -54°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -49°C on Tue morning, min -52°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
km/h
25
SSE
25
SE
25
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
ENE
15
NE
25
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
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max °C
-52
-49
-49
-51
-50
-53
-53
-52
-51
-51
-50
-51
-52
-51
-49
-49
-50
min °C
-52
-52
-51
-51
-53
-54
-54
-53
-52
-51
-51
-51
-52
-52
-50
-50
-50
-72
-73
-70
-69
-70
-71
-70
-68
-65
-64
-63
-65
-70
-72
-70
-70
-69
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4350
4350
4350
4300
4300
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
4350
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-52-51-50-51-52-54-54-53-52-51-51-51-52-52-50-50-50
Sunrise
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 Thu night, min -54°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -49°C on Tue morning, min -52°C on Mon afternoon). 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
Davis
1447 km N
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-11° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
4.0 km
Mawson
1577 km NW
16m alt.
3 hours ago
-10° C
State of sky unchanged.
56
Near gales from the S
(56 kph at 170).
50 km
Mid: overcast
Syowa
1642 km WNW
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-7° C
-
30
Fresh winds from the ENE
(30 kph at 60).
Williams Field
1716 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-25° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (26 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
BaseBelgranoII
1911 km SSW
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-16° C
-
31
Fresh winds from the SE
(31 kph at 140).
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.
3 hours ago
-12° C
Precipitation within sight but not hitting ground.
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 310).
50 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC187E76S
2134 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SE
(44 kph at 140).
- km
Halvfarryggen
2177 km SW
694m alt.
3 hours ago
-26° C
No report.
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 260).
2212 km SW
574m alt.
1 hour ago
-25° C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.

* 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.