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Ridge A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Mon 20 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -40°C on Wed morning, min -49°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon night, strong winds from the NW by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -49°C on Thu afternoon, min -54°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
10
WNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNW
35
NW
40
NW
40
NW
25
WNW
25
W
25
W
15
SW
10
SSE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
SSE
max °C
-47
-48
-48
-47
-41
-40
-41
-42
-46
-49
-51
-54
-54
-54
-54
-53
-53
min °C
-47
-49
-49
-48
-46
-41
-41
-44
-48
-50
-54
-54
-54
-54
-54
-54
-53
-59
-59
-64
-65
-65
-62
-62
-64
-67
-70
-72
-70
-68
-72
-70
-71
-67
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4300
4300
4350
4300
4350
4300
4250
4250
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-47-49-49-48-44-41-41-43-47-50-53-54-54-54-54-54-53
Sunrise
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 -40°C on Wed morning, min -49°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon night, strong winds from the NW by Wed night).

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -49°C on Thu afternoon, min -54°C on Thu 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
972 km S
2835m alt.
53 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
3.2 km
Mid: few
1018 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
3.2 km
Mid: few
Davis
1447 km N
23m alt.
53 minutes ago
-10° C
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Mawson
1577 km NW
16m alt.
53 minutes ago
-14° C
State of sky unchanged.
61
Near gales from the S
(61 kph at 170).
40 km
Mid: few
Syowa
1642 km WNW
26m alt.
53 minutes ago
-6° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
61
Near gales from the NE
(61 kph at 40).
0.4 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
1716 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-22° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
ASCATB39E68S
1767 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the ENE
(40 kph at 58).
- km
ASCATB38E68S
1769 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the NNW
(24 kph at 342).
- km
ASCATC39E68S
1769 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the ENE
(40 kph at 61).
- km
ASCATC38E68S
1776 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
18
Light winds from the NNW
(18 kph at 330).
- 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.