Mountain resort image
– Lat/Long: 81.50° S 73.50° E

Ridge A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 am Tue 23 Dec Local Time
Updates in:
hr min s
Update imminent

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Thu night, min -35°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Wed night, light winds from the NNE by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Fri afternoon, min -31°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the E by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
N
25
N
35
NNW
20
N
20
N
15
NNE
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
SE
5
ENE
10
ENE
15
E
20
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
max °C
-35
-32
-31
-33
-27
-25
-31
-27
-24
-26
-24
-24
-27
-27
-25
-29
-26
-25
min °C
-35
-33
-34
-35
-29
-30
-32
-29
-26
-27
-26
-29
-30
-27
-29
-31
-27
-27
-49
-45
-48
-50
-43
-44
-46
-42
-38
-36
-33
-36
-36
-36
-41
-44
-41
-39
0
0
0
0
0
300
0
0
300
100
200
600
0
0
250
0
0
200
Cloud base (m)
4300
4250
4300
4350
4250
4250
4250
4250
4400
4250
4250
4250
4250
4250
4250
4250
4250
4250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-35-33-33-34-28-28-32-28-25-27-25-27-29-27-27-30-27-26
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

Loading...

Ridge A Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ridge A is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Thu night, min -35°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Wed night, light winds from the NNE by Thu night).

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Fri afternoon, min -31°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the E by Sun 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
DomeA
144 km NNE
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-42° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 310).
1018 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-30° C
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
8.0 km
Mid: scattered
High: broken
ASCATB77E69S
1454 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the SSW
(31 kph at 201).
- km
ASCATB76E68S
1472 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the SSW
(33 kph at 205).
- km
ASCATB77E68S
1516 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the SSW
(29 kph at 208).
- km
ASCATB78E68S
1560 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the SW
(23 kph at 223).
- km
ASCATB79E68S
1561 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
14
Light winds from the WSW
(14 kph at 248).
- km
ASCATB80E68S
1562 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
10
Light winds from the W
(10 kph at 260).
- km
ASCATB69E68S
1567 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the SE
(21 kph at 131).
- km
ASCATB68E67S
1576 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
13
Light winds from the ESE
(13 kph at 112).
- 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.