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Ridge A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Thu 18 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -39°C on Sat night, min -53°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -41°C on Sun night, min -50°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
10
NNE
10
NW
10
WSW
20
SSW
30
S
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
 cm 
 mm 
max°C
-52
-53
-52
-47
-43
-41
-39
-39
-40
-41
-46
-44
-44
-47
-48
-47
-50
-48
-48
min°C
-53
-53
-53
-50
-44
-43
-40
-39
-40
-44
-47
-45
-48
-48
-48
-49
-50
-49
-51
chill°C 
-67
-66
-65
-65
-64
-63
-60
-59
-59
-63
-66
-62
-66
-67
-68
-71
-72
-71
-73
Freezing level (m
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
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-53-53-53-49-44-42-40-39-40-43-47-45-46-48-48-48-50-49-50
Sunrise
1:23
1:12
1:03
12:52
12:41
12:30
Sunset
12:30
12:40
12:50
1:00
1:09
1:21

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Ridge A Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ridge A is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -39°C on Sat night, min -53°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Sat night).

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -41°C on Sun night, min -50°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds.

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
972 km S
2835m alt.
4 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
1.8 km
Mid: scattered
Bharati
1351 km N
35m alt.
4 hours ago
-11° C
-
50
Strong winds from the E
(50 kph at 90).
20 km
Mid: overcast
Davis
1447 km N
23m alt.
4 hours ago
-9° C
State of sky unchanged.
46
Strong winds from the NE
(46 kph at 50).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Mawson
1577 km NW
16m alt.
4 hours ago
-17° C
State of sky unchanged.
87
Stormy winds from the SE
(87 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Syowa
1642 km WNW
26m alt.
2 hours ago
-20° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
28 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Mcmurdo
1713 km SE
24m alt.
4 hours ago
-21° C
-
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 80).
36 km
Mid: clear
Williams Field
1716 km SE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-22° C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
BaseBelgranoII
1911 km SSW
256m alt.
4 hours ago
-6° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 80).
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
1933 km WSW
1290m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0

(0 kph at —)
Casey
1973 km NE
42m alt.
4 hours ago
-14° C
State of sky unchanged.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: clear

* 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.