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Ridge A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Thu 16 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -45°C on Sat night, min -50°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

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

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
 km/h
10
SSE
10
ENE
10
NNE
15
N
15
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NNW
20
N
15
N
15
NE
5
NE
5
W
10
W
15
WNW
max °C
-48
-49
-50
-50
-47
-46
-47
-45
-45
-46
-45
-48
-47
-49
-50
-51
-50
min °C
-49
-50
-50
-50
-49
-47
-48
-46
-45
-46
-47
-48
-49
-50
-51
-52
-53
-60
-64
-64
-66
-66
-64
-65
-65
-65
-66
-65
-65
-64
-60
-65
-67
-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
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4350
4300
4300
4300
4350
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-49-50-50-50-48-47-48-46-45-46-46-48-48-50-51-52-52
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 -45°C on Sat night, min -50°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Sun morning).

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -45°C on Sun night, min -53°C on Tue night). 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
-8° C
moderate snow
Clouds dissolving.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
50 km
Mid: scattered
Mawson
1577 km NW
16m alt.
3 hours ago
-10° C
State of sky unchanged.
46
Strong winds from the SE
(46 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: overcast
Syowa
1642 km WNW
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-10° C
-
19
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 90).
Williams Field
1716 km SE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-21° C
clear
Clear
22
Moderate winds from the E
(22 kph at 100).
10.0 km
ASCATB29E69S
1803 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the ESE
(33 kph at 117).
- km
ASCATB27E69S
1807 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the SE
(29 kph at 139).
- km
ASCATB26E69S
1809 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the SE
(31 kph at 128).
- km
ASCATB28E69S
1810 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the SE
(30 kph at 135).
- km
ASCATB29E68S
1863 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the ESE
(35 kph at 120).
- km
ASCATB28E68S
1880 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the SE
(37 kph at 131).
- 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.