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Ridge A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 am Sun 18 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Sat night, min -36°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Thu night, min -37°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
 km/h
5
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
max °C
-29
-32
-29
-29
-35
-33
-31
-34
-33
-32
-35
-31
-31
-31
-29
-28
-34
-32
-31
min °C
-33
-33
-31
-32
-36
-35
-33
-35
-34
-37
-37
-33
-32
-31
-30
-32
-34
-33
-36
-42
-44
-43
-46
-52
-51
-46
-48
-47
-49
-50
-45
-45
-45
-45
-47
-50
-48
-47
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4250
4300
4250
4250
4300
4300
4250
4250
4250
4250
4300
4250
4250
4250
4250
4250
4250
4250
4250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-33-30-31-36-34-32-35-34-35-36-32-32-31-30-30-34-33-34
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 -29°C on Sat night, min -36°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Thu night, min -37°C on Tue night). 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
1018 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-31° C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
2.4 km
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Davis
1447 km N
23m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
No report.
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 350).
Mid: scattered
Mawson
1577 km NW
16m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
7
Light winds from the WSW
(7 kph at 240).
Syowa
1642 km WNW
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
Mcmurdo
1713 km SE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
-5° C
-
11
Light winds from the
(11 kph at 270).
34 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
1716 km SE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-5° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
19
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Cape Ross
1769 km ESE
212m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
-
28
Moderate winds from the SSE
(28 kph at 150).
ASCATB168E77S
1857 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SE
(46 kph at 142).
- km
ASCATB168E76S
1871 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SE
(44 kph at 146).
- km
ASCATB169E77S
1874 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SE
(44 kph at 144).
- 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.