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Ridge A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Sun 26 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -50°C on Mon afternoon, min -54°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -52°C on Thu night, min -56°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
max °C
-51
-51
-52
-50
-51
-52
-53
-53
-53
-53
-54
-55
-55
-52
-53
-55
-54
min °C
-51
-52
-53
-51
-52
-53
-54
-54
-54
-53
-56
-56
-55
-54
-55
-56
-56
-69
-71
-70
-69
-70
-71
-71
-71
-64
-63
-74
-74
-72
-73
-74
-74
-73
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
4350
4350
4300
4500
4350
4350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-51-52-53-51-52-53-54-54-54-53-55-56-55-53-54-56-55
Sunrise
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 -50°C on Mon afternoon, min -54°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -52°C on Thu night, min -56°C on Wed night). 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.
1 hour ago
-60° C
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
972 km S
2835m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (26 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
1.2 km
Mid: scattered
1018 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (26 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
1.2 km
High: scattered
Davis
1447 km N
23m alt.
1 hour ago
-14° C
State of sky unchanged.
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 270).
50 km
Mid: overcast
Mawson
1577 km NW
16m alt.
1 hour ago
-18° C
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
33
Fresh winds from the SSE
(33 kph at 150).
50 km
Mid: overcast
Syowa
1642 km WNW
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-11° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 30).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Williams Field
1716 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-31° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 50).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
ASCATC38E68S
1768 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the SE
(29 kph at 132).
- km
ASCATB39E68S
1783 km WNW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the ESE
(26 kph at 116).
- km
ASCATB38E68S
1787 km WNW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
12
Light winds from the ESE
(12 kph at 119).
- 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.