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Ridge A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Mon 11 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -50°C on Mon night, min -54°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -37°C on Fri morning, min -52°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri morning, light winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon).

Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
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
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
km/h
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
10
W
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
WSW
30
W
40
W
50
W
50
W
40
W
30
WSW
20
SW
20
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max °C
-51
-51
-50
-50
-50
-51
-52
-52
-52
-50
-41
-39
-37
-37
-39
-41
-47
-49
min °C
-51
-51
-51
-50
-51
-54
-53
-52
-54
-52
-45
-41
-39
-37
-43
-45
-48
-50
-61
-59
-62
-60
-61
-72
-72
-72
-75
-72
-65
-61
-61
-58
-63
-64
-64
-67
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4350
4350
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-51-51-51-50-51-53-53-52-53-51-43-40-38-37-41-43-48-50
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 Mon night, min -54°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -37°C on Fri morning, min -52°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri morning, light winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon).

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
Davis
1447 km N
23m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Mawson
1577 km NW
16m alt.
1 hour ago
-21° C
State of sky unchanged.
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 280).
40 km
Mid: scattered
Syowa
1642 km WNW
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
81
Severe gales from the NE
(81 kph at 40).
0.3 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
1716 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-14° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (54 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
BaseBelgranoII
1911 km SSW
256m alt.
1 hour ago
-17° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
26
Moderate winds from the SE
(26 kph at 140).
5.0 km
Mid: few
ASCATB79E64S
1943 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SW
(50 kph at 214).
- km
ASCATB74E64S
1949 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the SSW
(52 kph at 210).
- km
ASCATB82E64S
1957 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the SSW
(38 kph at 209).
- km
ASCATB80E64S
1958 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the SSW
(48 kph at 210).
- km
ASCATB73E64S
1964 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the SSW
(51 kph at 213).
- 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.