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Ridge A Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Tue 27 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -36°C on Thu night, min -48°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue morning, strong winds from the SE by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Fri afternoon, min -50°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Fri night, light winds from the NNE by Sun night).

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4250
4250
4300
4250
4250
4250
4250
4250
4300
4300
4300
km/h
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
35
SE
35
SSE
40
SE
40
SE
45
SE
50
SE
45
SE
35
ESE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
15
NE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-45
-41
-41
-47
-44
-44
-40
-37
-36
-37
-33
-33
-36
-39
-40
-47
-44
-44
min °C
-48
-42
-47
-48
-46
-45
-42
-38
-37
-37
-36
-34
-37
-39
-47
-48
-46
-50
 chill °C
-65
-58
-66
-68
-65
-64
-63
-58
-56
-57
-56
-54
-57
-58
-69
-70
-64
-66
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-47-42-44-48-45-45-41-38-37-37-35-34-37-39-44-48-45-47
Sunrise
12:00
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—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
Sunset
12:00
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—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
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12:00
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Ridge A Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ridge A is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -36°C on Thu night, min -48°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue morning, strong winds from the SE by Thu night).

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Fri afternoon, min -50°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Fri night, light winds from the NNE by Sun night).

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
143 km NNE
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
Syowa
1634 km WNW
26m alt.
58 minutes ago
-12°C
-
13
Light winds from the NE
(13 kph at 50).
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1679 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-19°C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the ENE
(9 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: scattered
Williams Field
1690 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-16°C
clear
Clear
13
Light winds from the ENE.(Wind varies from 040 to 110 degs)
(13 kph at 70).
10.0 km
1908 km WSW
1290m alt.
43 minutes ago
-
0

(0 kph at —)
SHIP2234
2169 km NE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-15°C
40
Strong winds from the W
(40 kph at 270).
SHIP3872
2169 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-2°C
40
Strong winds from the W
(40 kph at 270).
- km
Halvfarryggen
2177 km SW
694m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
2212 km SW
574m alt.
43 minutes ago
-25°C
No report.
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
ASCATB49E62S
2345 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WNW
(51 kph at 300).
- 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.