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Ridge A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Tue 03 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Thu night, min -36°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NNE on Tue night, near gales from the W by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Fri morning, min -43°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri morning, light winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
35
N
30
N
30
NNE
30
N
40
NW
40
W
55
W
60
W
50
W
40
W
35
W
30
W
10
WNW
10
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
15
N
10
W
max °C
-32
-32
-32
-33
-32
-33
-31
-29
-28
-30
-34
-34
-34
-32
-30
-34
-36
-38
min °C
-33
-32
-34
-33
-32
-36
-32
-30
-29
-31
-34
-36
-35
-33
-32
-35
-37
-43
-50
-49
-51
-50
-50
-55
-53
-50
-47
-48
-52
-52
-46
-44
-47
-49
-47
-55
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4250
4250
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4250
4300
4300
4300
4300
4250
4250
4300
4250
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-32-33-33-32-35-32-30-29-31-34-35-35-33-31-35-37-41
Sunrise
9:51
10:15
10:34
10:52
11:07
11:22
Sunset
6:47
6:22
6:03
5:45
5:28
5:13

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Ridge A Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ridge A is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Thu night, min -36°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NNE on Tue night, near gales from the W by Wed night).

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Fri morning, min -43°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri morning, light winds from the WNW 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
DomeA
143 km NNE
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-47° C
-
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 30).
945 km S
2835m alt.
1 hour ago
-54° C
light snow
Diamond dust.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
29 km
Mid: scattered
946 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
-54° C
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
9.0 km
Mid: few
High: scattered
Davis
1442 km N
23m alt.
1 hour ago
-6° C
State of sky unchanged.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
50 km
Mid: few
SHIP6901
1495 km N
3m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
25
Moderate winds from the W
(25 kph at 260).
Mawson
1577 km NW
16m alt.
1 hour ago
-10° C
-
35
Fresh winds from the S
(35 kph at 170).
SHIP1481
1577 km NW
-m alt.
3 hours ago
-10° C
-
25
Moderate winds from the S
(25 kph at 170).
Syowa
1642 km WNW
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
moderate snow
Snow
26
Moderate winds from the NE
(26 kph at 40).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Mcmurdo
1713 km SE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
-5° C
-
7
Light winds from the NE
(7 kph at 40).
34 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Williams Field
1716 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-
13
Light winds from the NE
(13 kph at 50).
10.0 km
Low: few

* 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.