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Ridge A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 pm Fri 02 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sat night, min -31°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sun morning, light winds from the S by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Mon afternoon, min -33°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Fri
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
40
S
40
S
40
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
10
S
5
S
5
ESE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
NW
max °C
-29
-28
-29
-25
-23
-24
-25
-23
-24
-25
-25
-31
-28
-28
-33
-29
-29
min °C
-31
-31
-31
-27
-24
-25
-25
-25
-26
-26
-30
-31
-30
-32
-33
-31
-32
-45
-45
-45
-40
-39
-40
-41
-40
-40
-40
-41
-41
-37
-39
-41
-37
-43
0
0
0
0
550
100
100
250
300
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4250
4450
4450
4250
4300
4250
4250
4250
4250
4250
4250
4300
4250
4250
4300
4250
4250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-30-30-30-26-24-25-25-24-25-26-28-31-29-30-33-30-31
Sunrise
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 -23°C on Sat night, min -31°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sun morning, light winds from the S by Sun night).

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Mon afternoon, min -33°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Davis
1447 km N
23m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
Mawson
1577 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
State of sky unchanged.
39
Strong winds from the SE
(39 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: clear
Syowa
1642 km WNW
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 50).
Mcmurdo
1713 km SE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
-
15
Light winds from the
(15 kph at 270).
34 km
Mid: clear
Williams Field
1716 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
SnyderRocks
1908 km NE
42m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the SE
(22 kph at 140).
BaseBelgranoII
1911 km SSW
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the SE
(22 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: few
ASCATB172E77S
1918 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 259).
- km
ASCATB173E77S
1934 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the SSW
(24 kph at 201).
- km
ASCATB174E77S
1940 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the SSW
(32 kph at 198).
- 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.