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Ridge A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 am Wed 24 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Thu night, min -34°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sat night, min -31°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
20
N
35
N
35
N
20
N
20
N
15
NE
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
E
10
ENE
20
E
30
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
10
N
20
NNW
max °C
-30
-26
-25
-31
-27
-23
-28
-26
-26
-29
-24
-23
-27
-26
-26
-31
-28
-26
min °C
-34
-27
-30
-31
-29
-29
-28
-26
-31
-31
-27
-27
-27
-27
-29
-31
-29
-30
-49
-43
-44
-45
-42
-40
-39
-34
-40
-41
-39
-40
-40
-40
-39
-40
-37
-44
0
0
250
0
0
700
0
0
100
0
0
400
0
0
150
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4250
4250
4250
4250
4250
4350
4250
4350
4250
4300
4250
4250
4250
4250
4250
4250
4250
4250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-32-27-28-31-28-26-28-26-29-30-26-25-27-27-28-31-29-28
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 -23°C on Thu night, min -34°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sat night, min -31°C on Sat 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.
51 minutes ago
-41° C
-
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 50).
1018 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-30° C
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
ASCATB77E69S
1451 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the NE
(20 kph at 35).
- km
ASCATB76E68S
1479 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
12
Light winds from the N
(12 kph at 0).
- km
ASCATB77E68S
1529 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
9
Light winds from the NNW
(9 kph at 335).
- km
ASCATB79E68S
1561 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
10
Light winds from the E
(10 kph at 81).
- km
ASCATB78E68S
1562 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
6
Light winds from the WNW
(6 kph at 284).
- km
ASCATB80E68S
1568 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the ENE
(21 kph at 64).
- km
ASCATB78E67S
1597 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 314).
- km
ASCATB79E67S
1605 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
16
Light winds from the WNW
(16 kph at 302).
- 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.