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Ridge A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Mon 24 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -44°C on Mon morning, min -56°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -43°C on Thu morning, min -55°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu morning, light winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
4250
4250
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
km/h
65
NW
55
WNW
35
WSW
35
SW
35
WSW
40
WNW
40
W
45
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-44
-48
-53
-53
-51
-48
-50
-46
-45
-43
-46
-48
-48
-48
-47
-50
-52
-54
min °C
-45
-50
-56
-53
-53
-50
-50
-47
-48
-44
-48
-49
-49
-48
-50
-51
-53
-55
 chill °C
-71
-76
-81
-77
-77
-73
-75
-71
-71
-65
-67
-68
-66
-65
-69
-70
-69
-73
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-45-49-55-53-52-49-50-47-47-44-47-49-49-48-49-51-53-55
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 -44°C on Mon morning, min -56°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -43°C on Thu morning, min -55°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu morning, light winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

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.
54 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Syowa
1642 km WNW
26m alt.
54 minutes ago
-8°C
-
81
Severe gales from the ENE
(81 kph at 70).
Williams Field
1716 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-30°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
1933 km WSW
1290m alt.
2 hours ago
-27°C
No report.
0

(0 kph at —)
Halvfarryggen
2177 km SW
694m alt.
2 hours ago
-26°C
No report.
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 260).
2212 km SW
574m alt.
2 hours ago
-25°C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB65E62S
2219 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NE
(50 kph at 52).
- km
ASCATB66E62S
2223 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the NE
(57 kph at 43).
- km
ASCATB68E61S
2246 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NNE
(42 kph at 32).
- km
ASCATC67E61S
2247 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NNE
(48 kph at 32).
- 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.