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Ridge A Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 11 pm Fri 11 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -48°C on Fri night, min -55°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Fri night, light winds from the NNE by Mon afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -54°C on Thu afternoon, min -58°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
4300
4250
4250
4250
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4350
4350
4350
4350
4300
4300
4300
km/h
55
NW
55
NW
50
NNW
45
NNW
40
N
35
N
30
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
E
5
NE
5
NNE
10
SW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-48
-49
-50
-50
-51
-51
-50
-55
-54
-55
-57
-56
-55
-57
-56
-56
min °C
-49
-49
-50
-50
-51
-51
-53
-55
-55
-57
-57
-57
-57
-57
-57
-58
 chill °C
-76
-76
-76
-76
-75
-75
-74
-75
-74
-74
-73
-70
-69
-69
-66
-76
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-49-49-50-50-51-51-52-55-55-56-57-57-56-57-57-57
Sunrise
2:41
2:30
2:18
2:07
12:00
Sunset
11:27
11:37
11:49
11:59
12:00

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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 Fri night, min -55°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Fri night, light winds from the NNE by Mon afternoon).

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -54°C on Thu afternoon, min -58°C on Wed night). 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.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
972 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
3.6 km
Mid: clear
1018 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).
3.6 km
Bharati
1351 km N
35m alt.
2 hours ago
-15°C
-
9
Light winds from the SSW
(9 kph at 200).
4 km
Mid: overcast
Davis
1447 km N
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-17°C
State of sky unchanged.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
50 km
Mid: overcast
Mawson
1577 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-14°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
54
Near gales from the SSE
(54 kph at 150).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
Syowa
1642 km WNW
26m alt.
2 hours ago
-15°C
moderate snow
Snow
4
Calm
(4 kph at 340).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Williams Field
1716 km SE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-23°C
clear
Haze -.
37
Fresh winds from the ENE
(37 kph at 60).
5.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
1899 km WSW
9m alt.
2 hours ago
-15°C
-
28
Moderate winds from the SSE
(28 kph at 160).
20 km
Mid: few
BaseBelgranoII
1911 km SSW
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-26°C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
44
Strong winds from the N
(44 kph at 0).
3.0 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.