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Ridge A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 pm Fri 03 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -38°C on Fri night, min -50°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -50°C on Mon afternoon, min -53°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
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
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
15
S
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
WSW
10
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
max °C
-39
-38
-43
-46
-46
-49
-49
-49
-50
-50
-50
-51
-51
-51
-52
-51
-51
min °C
-40
-43
-43
-47
-49
-49
-49
-49
-50
-50
-51
-51
-51
-52
-52
-52
-52
-57
-62
-60
-59
-63
-62
-61
-59
-63
-65
-68
-67
-68
-52
-65
-70
-70
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
4350
4400
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-40-41-43-47-48-49-49-49-50-50-51-51-51-52-52-52-52
Sunrise
4:25
3:37
4:51
5:05
5:20
Sunset
12:12
11:47
10:35
11:21
11:07
10:52

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Ridge A Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ridge A is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -38°C on Fri night, min -50°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -50°C on Mon afternoon, min -53°C on Thu morning). 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
-
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 230).
972 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
1.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
1018 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-45° C
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
20
Moderate winds from the SW
(20 kph at 230).
1.0 km
Mid: broken
Davis
1447 km N
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
State of sky unchanged.
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 100).
50 km
Mid: scattered
Mawson
1577 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-13° C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
39
Strong winds from the SSE
(39 kph at 150).
40 km
Mid: few
Syowa
1642 km WNW
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
52
Near gales from the ENE
(52 kph at 60).
4.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Williams Field
1716 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-22° C
clear
Clear
13
Light winds from the E
(13 kph at 100).
10.0 km
ASCATC62E66S
1760 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the SE
(28 kph at 128).
- km
ASCATC61E66S
1768 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the S
(30 kph at 186).
- km
ASCATC60E66S
1777 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the SSW
(40 kph at 199).
- 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.