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Ridge A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 am Wed 28 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Tue night, min -38°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Fri night, min -43°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
15
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
10
WNW
25
NW
25
W
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
5
E
0
E
5
ENE
10
ENE
max °C
-31
-36
-32
-31
-35
-34
-33
-37
-35
-34
-39
-35
-35
-41
-37
-36
-42
-38
-37
min °C
-36
-37
-35
-36
-35
-34
-37
-38
-36
-39
-40
-37
-40
-41
-39
-42
-43
-40
-43
-46
-46
-43
-51
-51
-49
-52
-52
-48
-54
-56
-52
-55
-54
-48
-42
-43
-47
-55
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4250
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4250
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4250
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-37-34-34-35-34-35-38-36-37-40-36-38-41-38-39-43-39-40
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 -31°C on Tue night, min -38°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Fri night, min -43°C on Mon 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
Bharati
1351 km N
35m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
-
32
Fresh winds from the ENE
(32 kph at 70).
20 km
Mid: scattered
Davis
1447 km N
23m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
Precipitation within sight but not hitting ground.
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 350).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Mawson
1577 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
State of sky unchanged.
7
Light winds from the WSW
(7 kph at 250).
40 km
Mid: overcast
Syowa
1642 km WNW
26m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
46
Strong winds from the NE
(46 kph at 40).
4.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1705 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the ENE
(17 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Mcmurdo
1713 km SE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
-
20
Moderate winds from the E
(20 kph at 80).
36 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
1716 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the E
(22 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Mcmurdo Williams
1717 km SE
22m alt.
2 hours ago
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
SHIP9886
1734 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
35
Fresh winds from the SSE
(36 kph at 160).
- km
Cape Ross
1769 km ESE
212m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
-
33
Fresh winds from the SSE
(33 kph at 150).

* 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.