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Ridge A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Mon 16 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -47°C on Tue night, min -55°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -46°C on Fri night, min -55°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Thu morning, strong winds from the SE by Fri night).

Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
5
W
10
NNW
20
N
25
NNE
25
NE
15
NE
15
E
20
E
25
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
45
ESE
40
SE
35
SSE
30
SSE
max °C
-52
-51
-52
-54
-52
-47
-47
-48
-49
-55
-52
-51
-50
-48
-46
-46
-46
-47
min °C
-52
-52
-54
-54
-54
-50
-48
-49
-55
-55
-54
-53
-51
-49
-48
-46
-47
-49
-65
-69
-64
-63
-69
-69
-67
-68
-73
-73
-74
-74
-74
-72
-72
-69
-69
-70
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
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-52-52-53-54-53-49-48-49-52-55-53-52-51-49-47-46-47-48
Sunrise
1:00
1:11
1:22
1:33
1:44
1:53
Sunset
3:31
3:20
3:09
2:58
2:47
2:36

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Ridge A Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ridge A is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -47°C on Tue night, min -55°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -46°C on Fri night, min -55°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Thu morning, strong winds from the SE by Fri 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
DomeA
144 km NNE
4084m alt.
4 hours ago
-50° C
-
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 230).
1018 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
9.0 km
Low: few
Syowa
1642 km WNW
26m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
-
24
Moderate winds from the ENE
(24 kph at 60).
Williams Field
1716 km SE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-23° C
light snow
Light snow.
31
Fresh winds from the E
(31 kph at 100).
9.0 km
Low: overcast
Cape Ross
1769 km ESE
212m alt.
2 hours ago
-18° C
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
1933 km WSW
1290m alt.
3 hours ago
-
0

(0 kph at —)
ASCATC109E66S
1937 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the SE
(41 kph at 132).
- km
ASCATB109E66S
1939 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the SE
(41 kph at 136).
- km
ASCATC107E66S
1952 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the SE
(29 kph at 142).
- km
ASCATB107E66S
1955 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the SSE
(30 kph at 149).
- 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.