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Ridge A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Sat 02 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -47°C on Mon night, min -52°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the NE by Mon morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -48°C on Tue morning, min -55°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
km/h
15
SW
10
SSW
15
S
15
SE
15
SE
20
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
15
WNW
5
W
5
SSW
5
ENE
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max °C
-51
-51
-51
-52
-51
-50
-49
-48
-47
-48
-49
-49
-50
-51
-53
-54
-52
-52
min °C
-51
-51
-52
-52
-52
-52
-50
-48
-48
-49
-49
-49
-51
-52
-54
-55
-53
-53
-66
-65
-67
-68
-69
-70
-71
-70
-69
-70
-70
-69
-71
-70
-68
-66
-53
-65
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4300
4300
4350
4300
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4350
4300
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-51-51-52-52-52-51-50-48-48-49-49-49-51-52-54-55-53-53
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 -47°C on Mon night, min -52°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the NE by Mon morning).

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -48°C on Tue morning, min -55°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.
3 hours ago
-63° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 230).
Davis
1447 km N
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-14° C
clear
Clear skies.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
Mid: mostly cloudy
Mawson
1577 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-12° C
-
46
Strong winds from the SE
(46 kph at 140).
Syowa
1642 km WNW
26m alt.
59 minutes ago
-14° C
-
37
Fresh winds from the E
(37 kph at 80).
Williams Field
1716 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-26° C
clear
Haze -.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
4.7 km
ASCATB40E68S
1796 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the ENE
(44 kph at 74).
- km
ASCATB39E68S
1809 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the ENE
(54 kph at 75).
- km
ASCATB38E68S
1826 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the ENE
(48 kph at 70).
- km
ASCATB46E67S
1834 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the ENE
(41 kph at 69).
- km
ASCATB45E67S
1839 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the E
(40 kph at 82).
- 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.