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Ridge A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Fri 12 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -48°C on Sat night, min -57°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -45°C on Tue afternoon, min -58°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon night, strong winds from the NW by Wed afternoon).

Fri
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
PM
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PM
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night
cloud
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cloud
cloud
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cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
km/h
20
ESE
20
ENE
20
NNW
30
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
20
N
25
N
30
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
40
NW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
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max °C
-57
-55
-52
-50
-48
-49
-51
-53
-56
-57
-56
-51
-45
-45
-45
-47
-50
min °C
-57
-57
-54
-51
-49
-51
-52
-55
-56
-58
-58
-53
-46
-45
-46
-49
-53
-77
-76
-72
-72
-71
-74
-75
-78
-78
-77
-76
-71
-65
-64
-68
-73
-77
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4300
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-57-56-53-51-49-50-52-54-56-58-57-52-46-45-46-48-52
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 -48°C on Sat night, min -57°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -45°C on Tue afternoon, min -58°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon night, strong winds from the NW by Wed 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
DomeA
144 km NNE
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-67° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
972 km S
2835m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
4.8 km
Mid: few
1018 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
4.8 km
High: few
Davis
1447 km N
23m alt.
1 hour ago
-12° C
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
30
Fresh winds from the E
(30 kph at 80).
40 km
Mid: overcast
Mawson
1577 km NW
16m alt.
1 hour ago
-21° C
State of sky unchanged.
43
Strong winds from the S
(43 kph at 170).
50 km
Mid: few
Syowa
1642 km WNW
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-18° C
-
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 100).
50 km
Mid: few
Williams Field
1716 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-34° C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (13 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
BaseBelgranoII
1911 km SSW
256m alt.
1 hour ago
-20° C
State of sky unchanged.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB44E66S
1925 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the ESE
(49 kph at 117).
- km
ASCATC43E66S
1927 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the ESE
(50 kph at 117).
- 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.