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Ridge A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Thu 30 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

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

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -50°C on Sun night, min -52°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
km/h
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
S
5
SE
10
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
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max °C
-52
-52
-49
-51
-51
-51
-53
-53
-52
-51
-51
-50
-50
-51
-51
-51
-50
-50
min °C
-53
-53
-52
-51
-51
-52
-53
-53
-53
-51
-51
-50
-51
-51
-52
-51
-51
-51
-73
-73
-72
-72
-70
-69
-70
-69
-68
-61
-61
-58
-64
-66
-70
-70
-70
-70
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
4450
4350
4300
4350
4500
4350
4350
4300
4300
4350
4300
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-53-53-51-51-51-52-53-53-53-51-51-50-51-51-52-51-51-51
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 -49°C on Thu night, min -53°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -50°C on Sun night, min -52°C on Mon 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
DomeA
144 km NNE
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-62° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Syowa
1642 km WNW
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-8° C
-
30
Fresh winds from the ENE
(30 kph at 60).
Williams Field
1716 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-25° C
clear
Haze -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4.6 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
ASCATC59E66S
1811 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the SE
(63 kph at 134).
- km
ASCATB59E66S
1814 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
64
Gales from the SE
(64 kph at 136).
- km
ASCATC60E66S
1820 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the SE
(59 kph at 138).
- km
ASCATC60E65S
1827 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the SE
(62 kph at 135).
- km
ASCATB60E65S
1830 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
66
Gales from the SE
(66 kph at 134).
- km
ASCATB61E65S
1852 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
93
Stormy winds from the SE
(93 kph at 134).
- km
ASCATB73E65S
1859 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the NW
(28 kph at 308).
- 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.