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Ridge A Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Sat 24 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -42°C on Sat night, min -50°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -38°C on Thu night, min -49°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the SE by Thu night).

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
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
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4250
4300
4300
4250
4300
4300
4300
km/h
15
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
5
SE
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SSE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-47
-43
-42
-47
-44
-44
-48
-45
-45
-47
-43
-42
-47
-45
-42
-43
-40
-38
min °C
-49
-44
-47
-48
-45
-48
-48
-47
-50
-49
-44
-47
-48
-46
-44
-44
-42
-42
 chill °C
-65
-60
-63
-64
-59
-58
-59
-60
-68
-68
-61
-66
-67
-66
-64
-65
-61
-63
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-48-44-45-48-45-46-48-46-48-48-44-45-48-46-43-44-41-40
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 -42°C on Sat night, min -50°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -38°C on Thu night, min -49°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the SE by Thu night).

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.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 100).
Syowa
1642 km WNW
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-11°C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 130).
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1705 km SE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
48
Strong winds from the ESE
(48 kph at 110).
0.4 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Williams Field
1716 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-22°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
39
Strong winds from the ENE
(39 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
1933 km WSW
1290m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0

(0 kph at —)
Halvfarryggen
2177 km SW
694m alt.
1 hour ago
-
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 80).
2212 km SW
574m alt.
1 hour ago
-
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
ASCATC65E61S
2275 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the WSW
(46 kph at 238).
- km
ASCATB64E61S
2279 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SW
(46 kph at 225).
- km
ASCATB65E61S
2283 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the WSW
(45 kph at 248).
- 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.