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– Lat/Long: 81.50° S 73.50° E

Ridge A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Fri 01 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -50°C on Sat afternoon, min -52°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -51°C on Mon afternoon, min -54°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
km/h
15
S
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
ESE
10
E
10
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
10
NNW
10
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
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max °C
-51
-51
-51
-50
-50
-51
-52
-52
-52
-51
-52
-52
-52
-51
-51
-51
-52
min °C
-51
-52
-52
-50
-50
-51
-52
-52
-52
-52
-54
-53
-52
-52
-51
-52
-53
-68
-65
-66
-62
-60
-62
-67
-67
-70
-72
-73
-68
-66
-69
-71
-72
-75
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4300
4450
4300
4300
4350
4350
4350
4350
4300
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-51-52-52-50-50-51-52-52-52-52-53-53-52-52-51-52-53
Sunrise
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 -50°C on Sat afternoon, min -52°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -51°C on Mon afternoon, min -54°C on Mon 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.
4 hours ago
-63° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
972 km S
2835m alt.
4 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (30 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
1.6 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Davis
1447 km N
23m alt.
4 hours ago
-15° C
clear
Clear skies.
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 0).
Mid: overcast
Mawson
1577 km NW
16m alt.
4 hours ago
-15° C
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
63
Gales from the SSE
(63 kph at 150).
50 km
Mid: overcast
Syowa
1642 km WNW
26m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
31
Fresh winds from the E
(31 kph at 80).
0.8 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB30E69S
1827 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the ENE
(57 kph at 66).
- km
ASCATB29E69S
1833 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the ENE
(59 kph at 58).
- km
ASCATB30E68S
1838 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the ENE
(58 kph at 63).
- km
ASCATB31E68S
1843 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the ENE
(55 kph at 67).
- km
ASCATB29E68S
1856 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the ENE
(59 kph at 58).
- 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.