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Ridge A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 am Wed 31 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Thu night, min -33°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed night, strong winds from the WNW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sat night, min -31°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat night, light winds from the SW by Sun night).

Wednesday
31
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
 km/h
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
35
WNW
30
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
10
S
15
W
15
W
20
WSW
max °C
-33
-31
-30
-26
-23
-22
-30
-29
-28
-30
-26
-23
-26
-23
-23
-29
-26
-26
min °C
-33
-32
-31
-28
-24
-25
-32
-31
-31
-31
-28
-25
-26
-24
-27
-30
-27
-30
-47
-44
-43
-39
-36
-40
-46
-44
-45
-45
-41
-38
-39
-36
-34
-41
-38
-43
0
0
0
0
350
800
0
0
0
0
0
300
0
100
300
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4250
4250
4250
4300
4250
4250
4300
4250
4600
5550
4450
4400
4250
4250
4300
4400
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-32-31-27-24-24-31-30-30-31-27-24-26-24-25-30-27-28
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 -22°C on Thu night, min -33°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed night, strong winds from the WNW by Thu night).

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sat night, min -31°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat night, light winds from the SW by Sun 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
DomeA
144 km NNE
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-39° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 350).
1018 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-28° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Davis
1447 km N
23m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
-
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 130).
ASCATB77E68S
1497 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
16
Light winds from the WSW
(16 kph at 243).
- km
Mawson
1577 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
-
30
Fresh winds from the S
(30 kph at 170).
ASCATC68E67S
1583 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the SE
(22 kph at 143).
- km
ASCATB68E67S
1583 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the SE
(24 kph at 141).
- km
ASCATC67E67S
1585 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the NW
(18 kph at 308).
- km
ASCATB67E67S
1588 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 233).
- km
Syowa
1642 km WNW
26m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
-
7
Light winds from the NE
(7 kph at 50).

* 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.