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Ridge A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Tue 18 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -44°C on Thu afternoon, min -54°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -47°C on Fri night, min -51°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat night, moderate winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
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
4300
km/h
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
N
15
N
25
NNW
30
NW
25
NW
35
NW
40
WNW
40
W
40
W
45
W
45
WNW
40
WNW
25
WNW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-52
-48
-50
-54
-53
-51
-45
-44
-46
-48
-48
-47
-51
-51
-50
-50
-49
-48
min °C
-54
-49
-54
-54
-53
-53
-50
-45
-48
-48
-49
-49
-51
-51
-51
-50
-50
-50
 chill °C
-75
-68
-75
-72
-67
-67
-67
-65
-68
-67
-71
-71
-76
-75
-77
-76
-74
-70
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-53-49-52-54-53-52-48-45-47-48-49-48-51-51-51-50-50-49
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 -44°C on Thu afternoon, min -54°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -47°C on Fri night, min -51°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat night, moderate winds from the WNW by Sun 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
DomeA
144 km NNE
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-66° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 230).
972 km S
2835m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
3.6 km
Mid: clear
1018 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
3.6 km
Davis
1447 km N
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-17° C
State of sky unchanged.
17
Light winds from the ESE
(17 kph at 110).
35 km
Mid: few
Mawson
1577 km NW
16m alt.
3 hours ago
-16° C
-
56
Near gales from the SSE
(56 kph at 150).
Syowa
1642 km WNW
26m alt.
58 minutes ago
-14° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
41
Strong winds from the E
(41 kph at 80).
40 km
Mid: overcast
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1705 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-30° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Williams Field
1716 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-18° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
6
Light winds from the NNW
(6 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
BaseBelgranoII
1911 km SSW
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-34° C
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: scattered
1933 km WSW
1290m alt.
3 hours ago
-27° C
No report.
0

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* 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.