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Ridge A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 am Tue 16 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Tue afternoon, min -38°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Mon night, calm by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Sat night, min -38°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
 km/h
35
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SE
5
E
5
NE
5
N
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
W
15
W
 cm 
 mm 
max°C
-33
-34
-32
-32
-35
-32
-32
-37
-34
-33
-38
-34
-33
-36
-33
-32
-36
-32
-32
min°C
-34
-35
-33
-36
-36
-33
-37
-38
-35
-38
-38
-35
-37
-38
-34
-36
-36
-34
-35
chill°C 
-50
-51
-47
-47
-48
-43
-45
-45
-41
-46
-47
-44
-47
-49
-44
-43
-44
-43
-49
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4250
4250
4250
4250
4250
4250
4250
4250
4250
4250
4300
4250
4250
4300
4250
4250
4300
4250
4350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-35-33-34-36-33-35-38-35-36-38-35-35-37-34-34-36-33-34
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 -32°C on Tue afternoon, min -38°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Mon night, calm by Thu morning).

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Sat night, min -38°C on Thu 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
DomeA
144 km NNE
4084m alt.
39 minutes ago
-43° C
-
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 280).
Davis
1447 km N
23m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
-
24
Moderate winds from the NNE
(24 kph at 30).
ASCATB77E68S
1501 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the E
(33 kph at 79).
- km
ASCATB79E68S
1565 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the ENE
(39 kph at 72).
- km
ASCATB78E68S
1567 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the ENE
(43 kph at 70).
- km
ASCATB80E68S
1571 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the ENE
(38 kph at 74).
- km
Mawson
1577 km NW
16m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
-
76
Severe gales from the ESE
(76 kph at 120).
ASCATB78E67S
1581 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the ENE
(42 kph at 71).
- km
ASCATB79E67S
1627 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the ENE
(42 kph at 67).
- km
Syowa
1642 km WNW
26m alt.
39 minutes ago
1° C
-
52
Near gales from the E
(52 kph at 80).

* 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.