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Ridge A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 am Wed 04 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Tue night, min -43°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed morning, calm by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Sun afternoon, min -43°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
30
SSW
35
S
30
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
5
NE
5
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
30
E
max °C
-33
-36
-37
-36
-41
-36
-36
-42
-37
-36
-43
-37
-36
-39
-34
-34
-37
-34
-33
min °C
-37
-37
-37
-41
-43
-39
-41
-42
-39
-42
-43
-40
-42
-41
-36
-37
-37
-36
-38
-55
-55
-54
-58
-59
-52
-50
-49
-46
-54
-56
-55
-58
-57
-51
-54
-54
-52
-55
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4300
4300
4250
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4350
4400
4300
4300
4350
4850
5250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-35-37-37-39-42-38-39-42-38-39-43-39-39-40-35-36-37-35-36
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 -33°C on Tue night, min -43°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed morning, calm by Fri morning).

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Sun afternoon, min -43°C on Sat morning). 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.
1 hour ago
-40° C
-
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 180).
Davis
1447 km N
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
clear
Clear skies.
24
Moderate winds from the NNE
(24 kph at 20).
Mid: overcast
Mawson
1577 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
-
24
Moderate winds from the SE
(24 kph at 140).
Syowa
1642 km WNW
26m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
-
13
Light winds from the NE
(13 kph at 40).
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1705 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Mcmurdo
1713 km SE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
-
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 80).
34 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
1716 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Mcmurdo Williams
1717 km SE
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Cape Ross
1769 km ESE
212m alt.
1 hour ago
-5° C
-
20
Moderate winds from the SSE
(20 kph at 160).
BaseBelgranoII
1911 km SSW
256m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
-
13
Light winds from the SSE
(13 kph at 150).
40 km
Mid: scattered

* 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.