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Ridge A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Thu 23 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -45°C on Thu night, min -54°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu night, light winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -53°C on Sun night, min -55°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
35
WSW
20
WSW
10
SSW
15
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NE
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
NNE
max °C
-45
-50
-52
-53
-54
-54
-52
-52
-52
-53
-54
-54
-54
-54
-53
-53
-53
-53
-53
min °C
-47
-51
-53
-54
-54
-54
-54
-52
-52
-55
-55
-54
-54
-54
-54
-54
-53
-54
-54
-66
-66
-67
-70
-73
-73
-72
-71
-70
-69
-67
-63
-54
-65
-68
-67
-66
-69
-69
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4250
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4350
4350
4350
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-46-51-53-54-54-54-53-52-52-54-55-54-54-54-54-54-53-54-54
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 -45°C on Thu night, min -54°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu night, light winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon).

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -53°C on Sun night, min -55°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
-60° C
-
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 230).
972 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (26 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
1.2 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
1018 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (24 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
1.2 km
High: broken
Bharati
1351 km N
35m alt.
2 hours ago
-11° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
41
Strong winds from the E
(41 kph at 90).
10 km
Mid: clear
Davis
1447 km N
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-12° C
State of sky unchanged.
19
Light winds from the ESE
(19 kph at 110).
50 km
Mid: few
Mawson
1577 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
State of sky unchanged.
Wind obs. (80 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: few
Syowa
1642 km WNW
26m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
-
52
Near gales from the NE
(52 kph at 50).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1705 km SE
10m alt.
57 minutes ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Williams Field
1716 km SE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-26° C
clear
Clear
6
Light winds from the WSW
(6 kph at 250).
10.0 km
BaseBelgranoII
1911 km SSW
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-15° C
-
26
Moderate winds from the SE
(26 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: scattered

* 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.