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Ridge A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 am Sun 21 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Tue night, min -36°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Wed night, min -34°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Wed night, light winds from the SW by Fri morning).

Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
 km/h
15
WSW
10
W
15
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
25
N
30
N
35
N
25
N
25
NNW
20
NW
10
W
5
S
10
SE
max °C
-34
-32
-32
-35
-32
-32
-35
-32
-31
-33
-27
-23
-25
-24
-24
-32
-29
-29
min °C
-34
-33
-35
-36
-34
-34
-36
-34
-34
-34
-29
-27
-25
-25
-31
-33
-30
-34
-46
-43
-48
-50
-48
-48
-50
-46
-48
-49
-44
-42
-38
-38
-41
-42
-36
-43
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
600
200
300
250
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4250
4250
4250
4300
4250
4250
4300
4250
4250
4250
4250
4250
4250
4250
4300
4250
4250
4250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-33-34-36-33-33-36-33-33-34-28-25-25-25-28-33-30-32
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 -31°C on Tue night, min -36°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Wed night, min -34°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Wed night, light winds from the SW by Fri morning).

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
DomeA
144 km NNE
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-42° C
-
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 260).
1018 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-32° C
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
9.0 km
Mid: few
High: broken
ASCATC77E69S
1452 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 261).
- km
ASCATC77E68S
1493 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
15
Light winds from the WSW
(15 kph at 242).
- km
ASCATC78E68S
1562 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the WSW
(17 kph at 243).
- km
ASCATC80E68S
1568 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
7
Light winds from the WSW
(7 kph at 245).
- km
ASCATC79E68S
1568 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the WSW
(19 kph at 251).
- km
ASCATC78E67S
1574 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the WSW
(17 kph at 242).
- km
ASCATC79E67S
1609 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the WSW
(18 kph at 253).
- km
ASCATC80E67S
1627 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the WSW
(22 kph at 256).
- 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.