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Ridge A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 pm Tue 09 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Tue night, min -37°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Sat night, min -38°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
 km/h
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
 cm 
 mm 
max°C
-33
-32
-36
-33
-32
-35
-33
-33
-37
-33
-33
-36
-33
-32
-36
-33
-33
min°C
-34
-36
-37
-35
-34
-35
-34
-36
-37
-35
-37
-38
-34
-37
-37
-34
-36
chill°C 
-45
-48
-50
-48
-48
-50
-48
-46
-46
-43
-48
-50
-46
-50
-50
-47
-51
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4250
4250
4300
4250
4250
4250
4250
4250
4250
4250
4250
4300
4250
4250
4300
4250
4250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-34-37-34-33-35-34-35-37-34-35-37-34-35-37-34-35
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 -32°C on Tue night, min -37°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Sat night, min -38°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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
DomeA
144 km NNE
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
972 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-30° C
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
31 km
Mid: few
1018 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-30° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Bharati
1351 km N
35m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
-
36
Fresh winds from the NNE
(36 kph at 20).
20 km
Mid: clear
Davis
1447 km N
23m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
State of sky unchanged.
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 0).
50 km
Mid: few
Mawson
1577 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
State of sky unchanged.
31
Fresh winds from the E
(31 kph at 100).
40 km
Mid: clear
ASCATC67E67S
1584 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the ENE
(18 kph at 68).
- km
Syowa
1642 km WNW
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 0).
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1705 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the NNW
(17 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mcmurdo
1713 km SE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
-
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 350).
34 km
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.