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Ridge A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Sat 05 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -47°C on Sun afternoon, min -54°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun morning, light winds from the W by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -48°C on Wed night, min -52°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
night
AM
PM
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PM
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PM
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AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4250
4300
4300
4300
km/h
25
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
25
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
W
20
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
35
NNW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-50
-48
-47
-47
-53
-51
-50
-49
-49
-50
-51
-50
-48
-49
-50
-51
min °C
-54
-48
-47
-50
-53
-52
-52
-51
-49
-52
-52
-50
-49
-49
-50
-51
 chill °C
-76
-70
-69
-68
-70
-68
-69
-70
-69
-74
-72
-69
-69
-70
-70
-73
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-52-48-47-49-53-52-51-50-49-51-52-50-49-49-50-51
Sunrise
3:56
3:42
3:29
3:17
3:04
Sunset
10:15
10:29
10:40
10:52
11:05

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Ridge A Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ridge A is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -47°C on Sun afternoon, min -54°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun morning, light winds from the W by Mon night).

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -48°C on Wed night, min -52°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

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.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
972 km S
2835m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (28 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
1.2 km
Mid: overcast
1018 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
-
28
Moderate winds from the SE
(28 kph at 140).
1.2 km
High: overcast
Davis
1447 km N
23m alt.
1 hour ago
-14°C
State of sky unchanged.
17
Light winds from the ESE
(17 kph at 120).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Mawson
1577 km NW
16m alt.
1 hour ago
-20°C
State of sky unchanged.
39
Strong winds from the S
(39 kph at 170).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Syowa
1642 km WNW
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-17°C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Williams Field
1716 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-33°C
clear
Clear
19
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 100).
10.0 km
BaseBelgranoII
1911 km SSW
256m alt.
1 hour ago
-12°C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 0).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
1933 km WSW
1290m alt.
4 hours ago
-
0

(0 kph at —)
Casey
1973 km NE
42m alt.
1 hour ago
-8°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
26
Moderate winds from the ESE
(26 kph at 120).
1.5 km
Mid: sky obscured

* 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.