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Ridge A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Sun 30 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -46°C on Sun afternoon, min -54°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Mon night, calm by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -50°C on Sat morning, min -56°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed night, light winds from the NNW by Thu night).

Sun
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
km/h
15
S
10
SSE
15
ESE
20
E
30
ENE
25
E
20
ESE
10
NW
20
NW
25
NW
35
NW
25
NW
20
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-46
-47
-49
-51
-49
-48
-50
-53
-54
-52
-52
-52
-54
-52
-55
-56
-53
min °C
-47
-49
-50
-51
-51
-49
-52
-54
-54
-53
-52
-52
-54
-54
-55
-56
-55
 chill °C
-60
-65
-68
-70
-72
-68
-67
-67
-74
-74
-75
-72
-73
-68
-68
-72
-73
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-47-48-50-51-50-49-51-54-54-53-52-52-54-53-55-56-54
Sunrise
5:45
5:21
5:00
4:42
4:25
Sunset
7:54
8:30
8:53
9:14
9:30
9:46

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Ridge A Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ridge A is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -46°C on Sun afternoon, min -54°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Mon night, calm by Tue night).

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -50°C on Sat morning, min -56°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed night, light winds from the NNW by Thu 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
972 km S
2835m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
26 km
Mid: clear
1018 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
19
Light winds from the SW
(19 kph at 230).
6.0 km
Bharati
1351 km N
35m alt.
3 hours ago
-22°C
-
33
Fresh winds from the ENE
(33 kph at 70).
4 km
Mid: clear
Davis
1447 km N
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-23°C
clear
Clear skies.
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 90).
Mawson
1577 km NW
16m alt.
3 hours ago
-18°C
State of sky unchanged.
19
Light winds from the SE
(19 kph at 130).
40 km
Mid: scattered
Syowa
1642 km WNW
26m alt.
55 minutes ago
-9°C
-
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 350).
Williams Field
1716 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-25°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the E
(22 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
BaseBelgranoII
1911 km SSW
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-13°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
69
Gales from the SE
(69 kph at 140).
0.8 km
Mid: few
1933 km WSW
1290m alt.
3 hours ago
-27°C
No report.
0

(0 kph at —)
Casey
1973 km NE
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-19°C
-
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 320).
Mid: overcast

* 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.