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Ridge A Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Sun 18 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -41°C on Tue night, min -54°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the NE by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -39°C on Thu afternoon, min -46°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
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PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4250
4300
4250
4250
4300
4300
4250
km/h
15
W
5
SSE
20
ESE
25
E
30
ENE
35
NE
25
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-53
-48
-47
-50
-46
-44
-45
-42
-41
-45
-41
-40
-42
-39
-40
-44
-40
-39
min °C
-54
-51
-51
-51
-48
-46
-46
-43
-46
-46
-43
-42
-42
-41
-44
-44
-41
-43
 chill °C
-72
-62
-70
-71
-69
-65
-64
-60
-64
-64
-61
-59
-59
-58
-62
-62
-59
-61
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-54-50-49-51-47-45-46-43-44-46-42-41-42-40-42-44-41-41
Sunrise
12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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Sunset
12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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Ridge A Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ridge A is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -41°C on Tue night, min -54°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the NE by Mon night).

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -39°C on Thu afternoon, min -46°C on Wed morning). 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
DomeA
144 km NNE
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 230).
Davis
1447 km N
23m alt.
1 hour ago
-9°C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
50 km
Mid: few
Mawson
1577 km NW
16m alt.
1 hour ago
-9°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
65
Gales from the SE
(65 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB68E67S
1626 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
64
Gales from the SE
(64 kph at 127).
- km
Syowa
1642 km WNW
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-11°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
Williams Field
1716 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-7°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (35 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
BaseBelgranoII
1911 km SSW
256m alt.
1 hour ago
-19°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 230).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
1933 km WSW
1290m alt.
1 hour ago
-27°C
No report.
0

(0 kph at —)
WilkinsRunwayEast
1944 km NE
755m alt.
1 hour ago
-20°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
Casey
1973 km NE
42m alt.
1 hour ago
-16°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
13
Light winds from the S
(13 kph at 170).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy

* 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.