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Ridge A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 pm Tue 31 Mar 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 Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the N by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -38°C on Fri night, min -49°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
31
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
20
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
ESE
10
E
10
NW
20
W
20
W
25
W
15
WSW
5
SW
0
SSW
10
N
5
NNE
0
N
max °C
-44
-42
-40
-40
-41
-46
-48
-47
-44
-39
-38
-45
-43
-41
-40
-42
-44
min °C
-46
-44
-42
-41
-44
-49
-49
-48
-46
-41
-42
-45
-44
-42
-43
-43
-49
-63
-63
-61
-60
-63
-66
-63
-59
-63
-58
-58
-59
-53
-42
-43
-52
-49
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-45-43-41-41-43-48-49-48-45-40-40-45-44-42-42-43-47
Sunrise
3:51
4:01
4:14
4:25
3:37
Sunset
12:47
12:36
12:24
12:12
11:47
10:35

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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 Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the N by Thu night).

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -38°C on Fri night, min -49°C on Sun 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.
2 hours ago
-57° C
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
972 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-50° C
light snow
Diamond dust.
Wind obs. (33 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
1.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
1018 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
33
Fresh winds from the S
(33 kph at 170).
1.0 km
High: scattered
Bharati
1351 km N
35m alt.
2 hours ago
-14° C
-
28
Moderate winds from the ESE
(28 kph at 110).
20 km
Mid: overcast
Davis
1447 km N
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-12° C
State of sky unchanged.
13
Light winds from the E
(13 kph at 90).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Mawson
1577 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
State of sky unchanged.
39
Strong winds from the SE
(39 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: few
Syowa
1642 km WNW
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
-
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 100).
ASCATB39E68S
1744 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the ENE
(28 kph at 71).
- km
ASCATB40E68S
1747 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the ENE
(28 kph at 75).
- km
ASCATB37E68S
1767 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the ENE
(27 kph at 78).
- 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.