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Ridge A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 pm Mon 26 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Mon night, min -37°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Thu night, min -39°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sun morning).

Mon
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
max °C
-33
-32
-36
-32
-32
-36
-33
-32
-36
-34
-33
-38
-34
-33
-37
-34
-34
min °C
-34
-36
-36
-34
-36
-37
-35
-36
-36
-35
-38
-39
-36
-38
-39
-36
-38
-48
-47
-46
-44
-47
-49
-44
-50
-51
-50
-54
-55
-52
-54
-55
-51
-49
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4250
4250
4300
4300
4250
4300
4300
4350
4300
4400
4250
4300
4300
4250
4300
4300
4250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-34-36-33-34-37-34-34-36-35-36-39-35-36-38-35-36
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 -32°C on Mon night, min -37°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Thu night, min -39°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sun morning).

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
-39° C
-
7
Light winds from the NNE
(7 kph at 20).
1018 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-31° C
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
4.8 km
Low: few
Davis
1447 km N
23m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
Nearby precipitation but not falling at station.
33
Fresh winds from the NNE
(33 kph at 20).
35 km
Mid: overcast
Mawson
1577 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
State of sky unchanged.
37
Fresh winds from the ESE
(37 kph at 120).
40 km
Mid: scattered
Syowa
1642 km WNW
26m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
-
9
Light winds from the NNE
(9 kph at 20).
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1705 km SE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-5° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the ENE
(11 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
Mcmurdo
1713 km SE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
-
13
Light winds from the
(13 kph at 270).
36 km
Mid: clear
Williams Field
1716 km SE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
clear
Clear
17
Light winds from the NW
(17 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Mcmurdo Williams
1717 km SE
22m alt.
3 hours ago
-6° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: scattered
SHIP5698
1724 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
13
Light winds from the WNW
(13 kph at 300).
- 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.