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Ridge A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 am Fri 13 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -44°C on Fri morning, min -54°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -49°C on Tue night, min -55°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
20
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
ENE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
max °C
-44
-46
-46
-50
-48
-48
-51
-49
-50
-55
-53
-52
-54
-50
-49
-52
-51
-50
min °C
-46
-47
-49
-50
-48
-51
-51
-51
-54
-55
-54
-55
-54
-52
-51
-53
-52
-53
-61
-61
-62
-64
-62
-69
-70
-70
-70
-70
-68
-69
-71
-70
-70
-71
-69
-69
0
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
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4350
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-45-47-48-50-48-50-51-50-52-55-54-54-54-51-50-53-52-52
Sunrise
12:26
12:38
12:49
1:00
1:11
1:22
Sunset
4:07
3:55
3:44
3:31
3:20
3:09

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Ridge A Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ridge A is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -44°C on Fri morning, min -54°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -49°C on Tue night, min -55°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
DomeA
144 km NNE
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-49° C
-
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 320).
1018 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
ASCATC76E69S
1448 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the ENE
(31 kph at 75).
- km
ASCATC75E69S
1451 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the E
(30 kph at 83).
- km
ASCATC77E69S
1453 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the ENE
(36 kph at 77).
- km
ASCATC73E68S
1554 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the ENE
(22 kph at 78).
- km
ASCATC76E68S
1558 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the E
(34 kph at 81).
- km
ASCATC74E68S
1558 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the ENE
(30 kph at 76).
- km
ASCATC75E68S
1563 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the ENE
(33 kph at 78).
- km
ASCATC78E68S
1564 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the ENE
(37 kph at 78).
- 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.