Mountain resort image
– Lat/Long: 81.50° S 73.50° E

Ridge A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 pm Tue 23 Dec Local Time
Updates in:
hr min s
Update imminent

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Thu night, min -34°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the N by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sun night, min -28°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Fri night, fresh winds from the ESE by Sat afternoon).

Tue
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
15
NW
15
NNW
20
N
30
N
30
N
20
N
25
N
20
N
15
N
15
N
5
ENE
20
SE
30
ESE
25
ESE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
E
max °C
-32
-31
-32
-26
-25
-30
-27
-22
-26
-25
-25
-26
-25
-24
-25
-24
-23
min °C
-33
-34
-34
-28
-30
-31
-28
-25
-26
-26
-28
-27
-26
-26
-26
-25
-27
-46
-48
-48
-43
-44
-45
-42
-36
-36
-36
-36
-39
-41
-40
-40
-39
-42
0
0
0
0
300
0
0
900
150
150
50
0
100
500
0
200
500
Cloud base (m)
4250
4300
4250
4250
4250
4250
4250
4300
4250
4250
4250
5000
4250
4250
4250
4250
4250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-33-33-27-28-31-28-24-26-26-27-27-26-25-26-25-25
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00

Loading...

Ridge A Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ridge A is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Thu night, min -34°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the N by Fri morning).

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sun night, min -28°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Fri night, fresh winds from the ESE by Sat 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
1018 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-29° C
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (24 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
2.4 km
Mid: broken
High: broken
Syowa
1642 km WNW
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
-
13
Light winds from the NE
(13 kph at 40).
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1705 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
9
Light winds from the NNW
(9 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Williams Field
1716 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
clear
Clear
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Mcmurdo Williams
1717 km SE
22m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
9
Light winds from the NNW
(9 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Cape Ross
1769 km ESE
212m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C
-
Wind obs. (35 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC65E65S
1812 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
16
Light winds from the W
(16 kph at 276).
- km
ASCATC64E65S
1829 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 264).
- km
ASCATB40E67S
1871 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
10
Light winds from the ENE
(10 kph at 76).
- km
ASCATC59E65S
1873 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
15
Light winds from the SE
(15 kph at 130).
- 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.