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Ridge A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Sun 19 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -52°C on Tue afternoon, min -61°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -45°C on Thu afternoon, min -56°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Wed morning, strong winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
km/h
15
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
20
SE
15
SE
10
E
10
ESE
15
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NNE
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
30
NW
40
WNW
30
NW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-60
-60
-58
-56
-55
-53
-53
-52
-54
-56
-55
-47
-46
-45
-47
-50
-48
-47
min °C
-60
-61
-60
-57
-55
-54
-53
-53
-56
-56
-55
-56
-47
-47
-51
-51
-48
-49
 chill °C
-78
-82
-82
-78
-75
-72
-65
-69
-76
-76
-74
-79
-67
-66
-71
-73
-72
-70
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-60-61-59-57-55-54-53-53-55-56-55-52-47-46-49-51-48-48
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 -52°C on Tue afternoon, min -61°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -45°C on Thu afternoon, min -56°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Wed morning, strong winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

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
Williams Field
1716 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-23° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (24 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
1933 km WSW
1290m alt.
54 minutes ago
-27° C
No report.
0

(0 kph at —)
Halvfarryggen
2177 km SW
694m alt.
54 minutes ago
-
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 80).
2212 km SW
574m alt.
54 minutes ago
-25° C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB66E62S
2242 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the S
(42 kph at 187).
- km
ASCATB65E62S
2246 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the S
(39 kph at 185).
- km
ASCATB64E62S
2249 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the SSW
(34 kph at 194).
- km
ASCATB62E62S
2253 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the SW
(36 kph at 215).
- km
ASCATB63E62S
2254 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the SW
(36 kph at 218).
- km
ASCATB61E62S
2261 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the SW
(39 kph at 220).
- 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.