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Ridge A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Sat 18 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -43°C on Sat night, min -51°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -39°C on Tue night, min -55°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Wed morning, light winds from the SW by Fri afternoon).

Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
15
N
25
N
30
NNW
40
NNW
30
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
max °C
-43
-45
-45
-46
-48
-49
-50
-49
-45
-39
-39
-42
-45
-49
-51
-52
-55
-54
-51
min °C
-44
-45
-45
-47
-49
-50
-51
-50
-47
-40
-41
-43
-48
-50
-52
-55
-55
-54
-53
-61
-62
-61
-64
-62
-63
-66
-67
-66
-59
-61
-62
-67
-68
-70
-72
-71
-67
-63
0
0
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
4250
4250
4250
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-44-45-45-47-49-50-51-50-46-40-40-43-47-50-52-54-55-54-52
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 -43°C on Sat night, min -51°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -39°C on Tue night, min -55°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Wed morning, light winds from the SW by Fri afternoon).

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
DomeA
144 km NNE
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 230).
Davis
1447 km N
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-13° C
clear
Clear skies.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Mawson
1577 km NW
16m alt.
3 hours ago
-16° C
-
43
Strong winds from the S
(43 kph at 170).
Syowa
1642 km WNW
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-9° C
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
Williams Field
1716 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-20° C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (37 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
BaseBelgranoII
1911 km SSW
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-11° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
1933 km WSW
1290m alt.
2 hours ago
-27° C
No report.
0

(0 kph at —)
ASCATB89E65S
1940 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the S
(18 kph at 175).
- km
ASCATC89E65S
1943 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
15
Light winds from the S
(15 kph at 175).
- km
ASCATC90E65S
1948 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the S
(24 kph at 172).
- 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.