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Ridge A Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Fri 30 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Fri night, min -48°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSE on Sat morning, light winds from the E by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -43°C on Mon night, min -51°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
4300
4250
4250
4250
4250
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
km/h
35
SE
50
SSE
60
SSE
40
ESE
35
ESE
30
E
35
E
25
E
15
E
10
E
5
ENE
5
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
10
NE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-33
-32
-35
-38
-40
-46
-42
-42
-48
-44
-43
-49
-44
-44
-47
-44
-43
min °C
-35
-34
-36
-39
-47
-48
-44
-47
-48
-46
-50
-51
-47
-48
-48
-46
-48
 chill °C
-54
-55
-58
-59
-69
-70
-65
-64
-64
-60
-60
-62
-58
-62
-62
-60
-61
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-33-36-39-44-47-43-45-48-45-47-50-46-46-48-45-46
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 -32°C on Fri night, min -48°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSE on Sat morning, light winds from the E by Mon morning).

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -43°C on Mon night, min -51°C on Tue 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
945 km S
2835m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 310 degs) was rejected.
2.4 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
946 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
light snow
Snow grains.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
2.4 km
High: scattered
Syowa
1634 km WNW
26m alt.
2 hours ago
-9°C
-
Wind obs. (24 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
Williams Field
1690 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-16°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
7.0 km
Low: overcast
1908 km WSW
1290m alt.
3 hours ago
-
0

(0 kph at —)
Halvfarryggen
2177 km SW
694m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
2212 km SW
574m alt.
1 hour ago
-
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
SHIP7650
2231 km NE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
-2°C
40
Strong winds from the S
(40 kph at 170).
- km
SHIP3411
2231 km NE
3m alt.
4 hours ago
-10°C
40
Strong winds from the S
(40 kph at 170).
SHIP12783
2231 km NE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
-2°C
40
Strong winds from the S
(40 kph at 170).
- 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.