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Ridge A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Fri 17 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -43°C on Sat night, min -50°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -41°C on Wed morning, min -51°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon night, strong winds from the NW by Wed morning).

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
40
NW
45
NW
40
WNW
30
W
30
W
40
W
max °C
-45
-46
-45
-43
-44
-43
-44
-47
-50
-50
-49
-47
-42
-41
-41
-43
-50
-51
-42
min °C
-48
-47
-46
-44
-45
-45
-47
-48
-50
-51
-49
-48
-45
-41
-42
-49
-51
-51
-50
-65
-65
-64
-62
-63
-62
-65
-65
-67
-67
-67
-67
-65
-63
-64
-71
-73
-73
-72
0
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
4350
4300
4300
4300
4250
4250
4300
4300
4300
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-47-47-46-44-45-44-46-48-50-51-49-48-44-41-42-46-51-51-46
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 -43°C on Sat night, min -50°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -41°C on Wed morning, min -51°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon night, strong winds from the NW by Wed morning).

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
DomeA
144 km NNE
4084m alt.
41 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 230).
Davis
1447 km N
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
clear
Clear skies.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
Mid: overcast
Mawson
1577 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-16° C
-
30
Fresh winds from the S
(30 kph at 180).
Syowa
1642 km WNW
26m alt.
41 minutes ago
-7° C
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
Williams Field
1716 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-16° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
1933 km WSW
1290m alt.
51 minutes ago
-27° C
No report.
0

(0 kph at —)
Casey
1973 km NE
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
-
156
Extremely windy from the E
(156 kph at 90).
<100m
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATC110E66S
2054 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
93
Stormy winds from the ESE
(93 kph at 105).
- km
ASCATC111E66S
2063 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
108
Extremely windy from the ESE
(108 kph at 108).
- km
ASCATB111E66S
2064 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
108
Extremely windy from the ESE
(108 kph at 108).
- 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.