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Ridge A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Wed 15 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -57°C on Wed night, min -61°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -46°C on Mon night, min -60°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun night).

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
km/h
20
W
25
W
25
W
30
WNW
15
W
5
WSW
5
SE
0
N
0
WNW
10
SSW
20
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
25
S
30
S
35
S
30
SSE
25
S
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-57
-57
-57
-57
-60
-59
-58
-58
-58
-58
-59
-59
-55
-53
-53
-46
-46
-49
-48
min °C
-58
-58
-57
-59
-61
-60
-58
-58
-58
-60
-60
-59
-58
-53
-53
-52
-47
-49
-50
 chill °C
-79
-80
-78
-78
-76
-72
-58
-58
-58
-78
-81
-83
-82
-76
-73
-74
-69
-71
-71
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)
4300
4300
4300
4300
4350
4350
4300
4300
4300
4350
4350
4300
4300
4300
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-58-58-57-58-61-60-58-58-58-59-60-59-57-53-53-49-47-49-49
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 -57°C on Wed night, min -61°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -46°C on Mon night, min -60°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun 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
Williams Field
1716 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-29° C
clear
Clear
26
Moderate winds from the E
(26 kph at 80).
10.0 km
1933 km WSW
1290m alt.
2 hours ago
-27° C
No report.
0

(0 kph at —)
Halvfarryggen
2177 km SW
694m alt.
2 hours ago
-26° C
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
2212 km SW
574m alt.
2 hours ago
-25° C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC101E63S
2268 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
56
Near gales from the SSE
(56 kph at 161).
- km
ASCATC104E63S
2271 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the SSE
(41 kph at 163).
- km
ASCATB102E63S
2274 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the SSE
(45 kph at 161).
- km
ASCATC102E63S
2283 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the SSE
(41 kph at 165).
- km
ASCATC103E63S
2293 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the SSE
(31 kph at 164).
- km
ASCATB92E62S
2297 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the WSW
(22 kph at 253).
- 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.