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Ridge A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Wed 29 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -52°C on Fri morning, min -54°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -46°C on Mon night, min -52°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
km/h
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
20
E
25
ESE
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max °C
-53
-53
-54
-54
-53
-52
-52
-52
-53
-52
-51
-52
-52
-51
-52
-51
-46
min °C
-54
-54
-54
-54
-53
-52
-52
-52
-53
-52
-52
-52
-52
-52
-52
-52
-50
-72
-72
-72
-73
-69
-68
-68
-69
-70
-68
-67
-68
-68
-67
-68
-70
-68
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4300
4300
4300
4350
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4350
4300
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-54-54-54-54-53-52-52-52-53-52-52-52-52-52-52-52-48
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 -52°C on Fri morning, min -54°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -46°C on Mon night, min -52°C on Sat 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.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
Mid: overcast
Mawson
1577 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-16° C
State of sky unchanged.
20
Moderate winds from the E
(20 kph at 80).
40 km
Mid: overcast
Syowa
1642 km WNW
26m alt.
42 minutes ago
-6° C
-
28
Moderate winds from the NE
(28 kph at 40).
Williams Field
1716 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-24° C
clear
Clear
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
10.0 km
BaseBelgranoII
1911 km SSW
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-19° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
40 km
Mid: few
1933 km WSW
1290m alt.
42 minutes ago
-27° C
No report.
0

(0 kph at —)
Casey
1973 km NE
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-9° C
-
17
Light winds from the NNE
(17 kph at 30).
ASCATB21E68S
2061 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
16
Light winds from the ESE
(16 kph at 112).
- km
ASCATC20E68S
2062 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the S
(31 kph at 188).
- km
ASCATC21E68S
2065 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
14
Light winds from the SE
(14 kph at 134).
- 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.