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Ridge A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 am Thu 22 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Wed night, min -37°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Tue afternoon, min -37°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
cloudy
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
 km/h
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
10
W
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
SE
10
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
25
NW
25
NNW
max °C
-31
-36
-32
-31
-36
-32
-31
-35
-31
-30
-36
-32
-32
-37
-32
-31
-34
-26
-24
min °C
-37
-37
-34
-36
-37
-34
-36
-36
-34
-36
-37
-33
-35
-37
-34
-35
-36
-28
-25
-47
-47
-44
-47
-48
-42
-36
-36
-44
-50
-51
-46
-47
-50
-47
-49
-51
-42
-38
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
400
Cloud base (m)
4250
4300
4250
4250
4300
4250
4250
4300
4300
4250
4300
4250
4250
4300
4300
4300
4300
4250
4250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-37-33-34-37-33-34-36-33-33-37-33-34-37-33-33-35-27-25
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 -31°C on Wed night, min -37°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Tue afternoon, min -37°C on Sun 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
946 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-30° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
Davis
1442 km N
23m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C
clear
Clear skies.
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 350).
Mid: mostly cloudy
Mawson
1571 km NW
16m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
-
9
Light winds from the WSW
(9 kph at 240).
Syowa
1634 km WNW
26m alt.
53 minutes ago
2° C
-
57
Near gales from the ENE
(57 kph at 60).
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1679 km SE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
-7° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
SHIP3761
1713 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
2
Calm
(2 kph at 280).
- km
SHIP7702
1713 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
2
Calm
(2 kph at 280).
- km
Mcmurdo
1713 km SE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
Patches of fog.
13
Light winds from the NE
(13 kph at 50).
31 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
1716 km SE
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
moderate rain
Moderate rain .
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Mcmurdo Williams
1717 km SE
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
light snow
Light snow.
7
Light winds from the NNE
(7 kph at 30).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast

* 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.