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Ridge A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Sat 09 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -49°C on Sun night, min -51°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -41°C on Thu night, min -52°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
km/h
15
E
20
ENE
15
E
15
E
10
E
5
ENE
5
N
5
WNW
5
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
25
W
20
WSW
10
S
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max °C
-50
-51
-50
-49
-51
-50
-49
-49
-49
-49
-51
-51
-51
-52
-50
-41
-41
-42
-46
min °C
-51
-51
-51
-49
-51
-50
-50
-49
-51
-52
-51
-52
-51
-52
-52
-49
-42
-45
-50
-69
-69
-67
-64
-65
-60
-60
-58
-61
-67
-65
-67
-66
-70
-69
-67
-59
-61
-68
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4350
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
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-51-51-51-49-51-50-50-49-50-51-51-52-51-52-51-45-42-44-48
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 -49°C on Sun night, min -51°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -41°C on Thu night, min -52°C on Tue 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.
2 hours ago
-63° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 230).
972 km S
2835m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (28 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
1.2 km
Mid: overcast
1018 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (28 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
1.2 km
High: overcast
Davis
1447 km N
23m alt.
1 hour ago
-11° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Mawson
1577 km NW
16m alt.
1 hour ago
-14° C
State of sky unchanged.
37
Fresh winds from the SSE
(37 kph at 160).
40 km
Mid: scattered
Syowa
1642 km WNW
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-11° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 100).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
1716 km SE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-19° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
BaseBelgranoII
1911 km SSW
256m alt.
1 hour ago
-9° C
-
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: overcast
1933 km WSW
1290m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0

(0 kph at —)
Casey
1973 km NE
42m alt.
1 hour ago
-14° C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
20
Moderate winds from the S
(20 kph at 190).
45 km
Mid: scattered

* 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.