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Ridge A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 pm Sun 11 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sun night, min -32°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Mon afternoon, light winds from the S by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Fri night, min -35°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
25
W
30
W
30
WNW
35
W
30
W
20
W
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
max °C
-27
-23
-23
-24
-24
-28
-26
-26
-32
-29
-29
-33
-30
-29
-33
-30
-28
min °C
-29
-26
-24
-24
-28
-28
-27
-32
-32
-30
-34
-35
-31
-31
-33
-31
-32
-43
-41
-38
-38
-41
-41
-38
-42
-42
-39
-43
-45
-41
-43
-46
-43
-45
0
0
50
150
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4300
4300
4250
4250
4250
4250
4250
4250
4300
4250
4250
4300
4300
4250
4300
4300
4250
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-28-25-24-24-26-28-27-29-32-30-32-34-31-30-33-31-30
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 -23°C on Sun night, min -32°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Mon afternoon, light winds from the S by Tue night).

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Fri night, min -35°C on Thu 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
DomeA
144 km NNE
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-39° C
-
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 320).
Davis
1447 km N
23m alt.
49 minutes ago
1° C
Precipitation within sight but not hitting ground.
39
Strong winds from the NE
(39 kph at 50).
55 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Mawson
1577 km NW
16m alt.
49 minutes ago
3° C
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
37
Fresh winds from the SE
(37 kph at 130).
40 km
Mid: overcast
Syowa
1642 km WNW
26m alt.
49 minutes ago
1° C
-
11
Light winds from the SSE
(11 kph at 160).
Mcmurdo
1713 km SE
24m alt.
49 minutes ago
-9° C
-
26
Moderate winds from the E
(26 kph at 100).
31 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
1716 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-9° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
35
Fresh winds from the E.(Wind varies from 008 to 010 degs)
(35 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
SHIP7742
1733 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
21
Moderate winds from the ESE
(21 kph at 120).
- km
Cape Ross
1769 km ESE
212m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
-
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
ASCATC37E68S
1792 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the E
(28 kph at 100).
- km
ASCATC38E68S
1826 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the E
(21 kph at 99).
- 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.