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Ridge A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Sun 19 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -40°C on Wed morning, min -49°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon night, strong winds from the NW by Wed afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -43°C on Wed night, min -54°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed night, calm by Sat morning).

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
 km/h
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
N
15
NNE
30
NNW
35
NW
40
NW
35
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
NNE
10
NW
max °C
-46
-48
-48
-48
-49
-47
-41
-40
-40
-43
-46
-47
-50
-51
-51
-52
-51
-51
-51
min °C
-48
-48
-48
-49
-49
-48
-46
-41
-41
-45
-46
-48
-52
-52
-54
-54
-51
-51
-53
-64
-63
-61
-59
-61
-64
-65
-62
-62
-65
-66
-68
-71
-70
-69
-68
-51
-51
-69
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4350
4350
4300
4300
4350
4300
4300
4300
4250
4300
4250
4250
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-47-48-48-49-49-48-44-41-41-44-46-48-51-52-53-53-51-51-52
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 -40°C on Wed morning, min -49°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon night, strong winds from the NW by Wed afternoon).

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -43°C on Wed night, min -54°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed night, calm by Sat 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Syowa
1642 km WNW
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-6° C
-
43
Strong winds from the NE
(43 kph at 40).
Williams Field
1716 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-22° C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (13 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
1933 km WSW
1290m alt.
1 hour ago
-27° C
No report.
0

(0 kph at —)
Halvfarryggen
2177 km SW
694m alt.
1 hour ago
-26° C
No report.
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 260).
2212 km SW
574m alt.
1 hour ago
-
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
ASCATB119E65S
2288 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the E
(37 kph at 89).
- km
ASCATB120E65S
2294 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the E
(36 kph at 92).
- km
ASCATB121E65S
2320 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the E
(32 kph at 93).
- km
ASCATB122E65S
2330 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the E
(32 kph at 97).
- km
ASCATB123E65S
2348 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the ESE
(35 kph at 106).
- 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.