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Ridge A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Sat 16 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -45°C on Sat morning, min -54°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -52°C on Tue morning, min -55°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
km/h
25
SW
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
ENE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
max °C
-45
-45
-47
-50
-51
-51
-52
-52
-53
-52
-52
-52
-54
-54
-54
-55
-54
-54
min °C
-47
-46
-49
-50
-51
-52
-52
-54
-54
-52
-53
-53
-54
-54
-55
-55
-55
-55
-66
-64
-68
-68
-69
-65
-65
-66
-66
-61
-53
-66
-69
-72
-73
-73
-73
-74
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
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-46-46-48-50-51-52-52-53-54-52-53-53-54-54-55-55-55-55
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 -45°C on Sat morning, min -54°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -52°C on Tue morning, min -55°C on Wed night). 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
1018 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Syowa
1642 km WNW
26m alt.
2 hours ago
-9° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 60).
Williams Field
1716 km SE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-26° C
clear
Clear
35
Fresh winds from the NE
(35 kph at 50).
10.0 km
ASCATB61E65S
1926 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
71
Gales from the SE
(71 kph at 138).
- km
1933 km WSW
1290m alt.
59 minutes ago
-
0

(0 kph at —)
ASCATB59E65S
1934 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
69
Gales from the SE
(69 kph at 140).
- km
ASCATB60E65S
1935 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
70
Gales from the SE
(70 kph at 141).
- km
ASCATB58E65S
1943 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
64
Gales from the SE
(64 kph at 133).
- km
ASCATB56E65S
1953 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
66
Gales from the SE
(66 kph at 137).
- km
ASCATB57E65S
1954 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
64
Gales from the SE
(64 kph at 135).
- 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.