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Ridge A Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Sun 27 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -48°C on Tue afternoon, min -57°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -43°C on Fri night, min -52°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SE on Thu morning, near gales from the E by Fri night).

Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
4350
4350
4350
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
km/h
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
N
25
NW
25
NW
25
W
30
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
30
S
35
ESE
35
ESE
40
E
45
E
55
E
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-56
-53
-53
-54
-51
-50
-50
-48
-48
-48
-46
-46
-51
-50
-49
-51
-48
-43
min °C
-57
-55
-55
-54
-53
-53
-50
-49
-52
-49
-47
-50
-52
-51
-52
-51
-50
-46
 chill °C
-77
-74
-74
-72
-67
-69
-70
-69
-74
-71
-69
-73
-74
-74
-77
-76
-75
-72
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-57-54-54-54-52-52-50-49-50-49-47-48-52-51-51-51-49-45
Sunrise
1:52
—
—
12:41
—
—
12:30
—
—
12:18
—
—
12:06
—
—
11:53
—
—
Sunset
3:57
—
—
3:06
—
—
3:17
—
—
3:29
—
—
3:40
—
—
3:51
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Ridge A Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ridge A is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -48°C on Tue afternoon, min -57°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -43°C on Fri night, min -52°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SE on Thu morning, near gales from the E by Fri night).

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.
43 minutes ago
-18°C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the WSW
(20 kph at 240).
Mawson
1577 km NW
16m alt.
43 minutes ago
-19°C
-
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
Syowa
1642 km WNW
26m alt.
43 minutes ago
-17°C
-
17
Light winds from the NNE
(17 kph at 30).
Williams Field
1716 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-18°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
15
Light winds from the ESE
(15 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
BaseBelgranoII
1911 km SSW
256m alt.
43 minutes ago
-19°C
-
9
Light winds from the ESE
(9 kph at 110).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
1933 km WSW
1290m alt.
53 minutes ago
-27°C
No report.
0

(0 kph at —)
Casey
1973 km NE
42m alt.
43 minutes ago
-12°C
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
Mid: overcast
Halvfarryggen
2177 km SW
694m alt.
53 minutes ago
-
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 80).
2212 km SW
574m alt.
53 minutes ago
-25°C
No report.
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
Dumont Durville
2407 km E
111m alt.
43 minutes ago
-19°C
-
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
30 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.