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Ridge A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 pm Wed 31 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Thu night, min -34°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed night, fresh winds from the WNW by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sat night, min -34°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sat night, light winds from the NE by Tue morning).

Wed
31
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
30
WNW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
40
SSW
30
S
30
S
20
SSW
20
E
15
E
15
E
max °C
-31
-30
-29
-25
-23
-30
-29
-29
-28
-25
-23
-26
-25
-26
-31
-30
-28
min °C
-32
-34
-34
-27
-24
-32
-31
-31
-30
-27
-25
-26
-25
-29
-33
-32
-32
-44
-45
-46
-39
-38
-45
-44
-45
-44
-42
-39
-40
-39
-42
-46
-44
-44
0
0
0
0
650
0
0
0
0
0
500
0
200
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4250
4250
4300
4250
4250
4250
4250
4350
4500
5500
4250
4250
4250
4250
4250
4250
4250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-32-32-32-26-24-31-30-30-29-26-24-26-25-28-32-31-30
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 Thu night, min -34°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed night, fresh winds from the WNW by Thu night).

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sat night, min -34°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sat night, light winds from the NE by Tue morning).

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
Davis
1447 km N
23m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
State of sky unchanged.
26
Moderate winds from the N
(26 kph at 0).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Mawson
1577 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
State of sky unchanged.
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 260).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Syowa
1642 km WNW
26m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
-
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 270).
Mcmurdo
1713 km SE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 270).
36 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
1716 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Mcmurdo Williams
1717 km SE
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Low: broken
BaseBelgranoII
1911 km SSW
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
29 km
Mid: overcast
1933 km WSW
1290m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0

(0 kph at —)
WilkinsRunwayEast
1944 km NE
755m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
-
70
Gales from the E
(70 kph at 100).
Mid: mostly cloudy
Casey
1973 km NE
42m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
-
19
Light winds from the S
(19 kph at 190).
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.