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Ridge A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Sun 26 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -50°C on Mon afternoon, min -54°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -53°C on Thu night, min -55°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
AM
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
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
 km/h
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
N
5
NW
5
SSW
10
SSE
15
ESE
5
SSE
10
SW
15
WNW
max °C
-52
-52
-52
-52
-50
-51
-52
-53
-52
-54
-54
-54
-54
-55
-53
-53
-53
-54
min °C
-53
-52
-53
-52
-51
-52
-53
-54
-53
-54
-54
-54
-55
-55
-55
-53
-54
-55
-71
-71
-71
-69
-69
-68
-71
-72
-71
-70
-68
-63
-67
-68
-71
-63
-67
-70
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
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-53-52-53-52-51-52-53-54-53-54-54-54-55-55-54-53-54-55
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 -50°C on Mon afternoon, min -54°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -53°C on Thu night, min -55°C on Thu 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
Davis
1447 km N
23m alt.
4 hours ago
-
19
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 90).
Mawson
1577 km NW
16m alt.
4 hours ago
-17° C
-
Wind obs. (35 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Syowa
1642 km WNW
26m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
Wind obs. (28 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
28 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
1716 km SE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-34° C
clear
Clear
19
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 100).
10.0 km
ASCATB75E65S
1896 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the SSW
(42 kph at 211).
- km
ASCATB76E65S
1897 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the SSW
(45 kph at 208).
- km
ASCATB77E65S
1898 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the SW
(41 kph at 219).
- km
ASCATB78E65S
1899 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the SW
(40 kph at 222).
- km
ASCATB79E65S
1902 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the SSW
(39 kph at 204).
- km
ASCATB81E65S
1903 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the SW
(39 kph at 216).
- 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.