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Ridge A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Fri 22 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -50°C on Fri afternoon, min -52°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -49°C on Mon night, min -53°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
km/h
5
SSW
5
SE
5
N
10
WNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
S
5
SE
5
ENE
5
NE
0
NNW
0
NW
5
ESE
15
SE
25
SE
20
SE
25
ESE
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
max °C
-51
-50
-50
-51
-51
-50
-51
-51
-51
-50
-50
-49
-50
-52
-52
-51
-51
-52
min °C
-52
-51
-51
-51
-51
-50
-51
-51
-51
-51
-50
-50
-51
-53
-53
-51
-52
-53
-62
-51
-62
-66
-66
-65
-65
-64
-62
-61
-58
-50
-51
-66
-67
-71
-71
-73
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
4350
4300
4350
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-52-51-51-51-51-50-51-51-51-51-50-50-51-53-53-51-52-53
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 -50°C on Fri afternoon, min -52°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -49°C on Mon night, min -53°C on Tue afternoon). 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
1018 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (31 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
1.0 km
High: broken
Syowa
1642 km WNW
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-15° C
-
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 100).
Williams Field
1716 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-23° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
ASCATB43E67S
1837 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the SSE
(36 kph at 153).
- km
ASCATB41E67S
1891 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the SW
(45 kph at 232).
- km
ASCATB40E67S
1894 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the SW
(42 kph at 228).
- km
ASCATB39E67S
1899 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the SW
(39 kph at 221).
- km
1933 km WSW
1290m alt.
57 minutes ago
-
0

(0 kph at —)
ASCATB58E65S
1934 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the E
(48 kph at 94).
- km
ASCATB37E67S
1938 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the WSW
(35 kph at 240).
- 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.