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Ridge A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Tue 09 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -52°C on Tue morning, min -60°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -53°C on Sat afternoon, min -58°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Fri night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
km/h
25
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
25
W
15
WSW
15
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
ENE
15
NNE
20
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
max °C
-52
-53
-53
-52
-53
-54
-59
-59
-58
-57
-57
-56
-56
-53
-53
-54
-54
-55
min °C
-53
-53
-53
-53
-54
-58
-60
-59
-59
-58
-57
-57
-57
-55
-53
-54
-54
-56
-72
-71
-70
-74
-75
-78
-79
-78
-79
-75
-71
-69
-74
-76
-76
-77
-76
-76
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
4350
4350
4350
4350
4300
4350
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-53-53-53-53-54-56-60-59-59-58-57-57-57-54-53-54-54-56
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 -52°C on Tue morning, min -60°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -53°C on Sat afternoon, min -58°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Fri night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat night).

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.
3 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 230).
Davis
1447 km N
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-19° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 270).
5.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Mawson
1577 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-30° C
State of sky unchanged.
7
Light winds from the ESE
(7 kph at 120).
40 km
Mid: few
Syowa
1642 km WNW
26m alt.
57 minutes ago
-12° C
-
7
Light winds from the WSW
(7 kph at 240).
Williams Field
1716 km SE
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-30° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
30
Fresh winds from the E
(30 kph at 80).
7.0 km
Low: overcast
BaseBelgranoII
1911 km SSW
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-16° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 0).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
1933 km WSW
1290m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0

(0 kph at —)
Casey
1973 km NE
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-12° C
State of sky unchanged.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
50 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB79E63S
2090 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the S
(57 kph at 184).
- km
ASCATC79E63S
2097 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the S
(57 kph at 188).
- 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.