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Ridge A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Wed 02 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -48°C on Wed afternoon, min -56°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the E by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -43°C on Mon night, min -55°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sat night, gales from the NW by Mon night).

Wed
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
4250
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
km/h
30
NNW
20
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
5
E
10
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
ESE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
NNE
40
NNW
50
NW
60
NW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-48
-50
-55
-54
-55
-55
-55
-54
-54
-54
-53
-54
-54
-49
-48
-46
-43
min °C
-49
-54
-56
-55
-55
-56
-56
-55
-54
-55
-55
-54
-54
-52
-48
-47
-46
 chill °C
-70
-71
-72
-68
-66
-72
-76
-77
-75
-72
-72
-75
-77
-74
-72
-73
-70
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-49-52-56-55-55-56-56-55-54-55-54-54-54-51-48-47-45
Sunrise
4:42
4:25
4:09
3:56
3:42
Sunset
9:14
9:30
9:46
10:01
10:15
10:29

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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 Wed afternoon, min -56°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the E by Thu night).

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -43°C on Mon night, min -55°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sat night, gales from the NW by Mon 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
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Davis
1447 km N
23m alt.
47 minutes ago
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 90).
Mawson
1577 km NW
16m alt.
47 minutes ago
-22°C
State of sky unchanged.
24
Moderate winds from the ESE
(24 kph at 120).
40 km
Mid: few
Syowa
1642 km WNW
26m alt.
47 minutes ago
-14°C
-
30
Fresh winds from the NE
(30 kph at 40).
Williams Field
1716 km SE
8m alt.
52 minutes ago
-20°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
BaseBelgranoII
1911 km SSW
256m alt.
47 minutes ago
-22°C
-
37
Fresh winds from the SE
(37 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
1933 km WSW
1290m alt.
57 minutes ago
-27°C
No report.
0

(0 kph at —)
Casey
1973 km NE
42m alt.
47 minutes ago
-5°C
-
24
Moderate winds from the SE
(24 kph at 130).
Mid: overcast
Halvfarryggen
2177 km SW
694m alt.
57 minutes ago
-26°C
No report.
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 80).
2212 km SW
574m alt.
57 minutes ago
-25°C
No report.
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).

* 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.