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Ridge A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Fri 19 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Sat night, min -38°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Wed night, min -36°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
10
NW
10
NW
10
W
10
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
 cm 
 mm 
max°C
-36
-33
-33
-36
-33
-31
-34
-32
-32
-35
-33
-32
-35
-32
-31
-32
-26
-23
min°C
-38
-35
-36
-37
-34
-34
-35
-33
-35
-36
-34
-35
-36
-34
-33
-33
-28
-27
chill°C 
-47
-44
-47
-48
-46
-46
-47
-45
-49
-51
-48
-49
-50
-47
-48
-48
-42
-39
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
650
Cloud base (m)
4300
4250
4250
4300
4250
4250
4300
4250
4250
4300
4250
4250
4300
4250
4350
4650
4250
4250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-37-34-35-37-34-33-35-33-34-36-34-34-36-33-32-33-27-25
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 -31°C on Sat night, min -38°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Wed night, min -36°C on Mon 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
DomeA
144 km NNE
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-42° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 40).
972 km S
2835m alt.
1 hour ago
-29° C
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
31 km
Mid: clear
1018 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 220).
10.0 km
Davis
1447 km N
23m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
33
Fresh winds from the NNE
(33 kph at 20).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB69E67S
1575 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the ESE
(33 kph at 121).
- km
ASCATB67E67S
1576 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the ESE
(36 kph at 106).
- km
Mawson
1577 km NW
16m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
Precipitation within sight but not hitting ground.
20
Moderate winds from the E
(20 kph at 100).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB68E67S
1582 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the ESE
(34 kph at 118).
- km
ASCATB66E67S
1588 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the E
(32 kph at 98).
- km
Syowa
1642 km WNW
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
moderate snow
Clouds dissolving.
19
Light winds from the NNE
(19 kph at 30).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy

* 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.