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Ridge A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 am Wed 21 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Tue night, min -37°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Sat afternoon, min -36°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
clear
some clouds
 km/h
20
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
S
15
ESE
15
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NNE
20
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
max °C
-30
-33
-31
-30
-35
-32
-31
-35
-31
-30
-33
-29
-29
-35
-32
-31
-34
-31
-30
min °C
-31
-33
-32
-36
-37
-34
-35
-36
-33
-34
-34
-31
-35
-36
-34
-33
-35
-33
-31
-45
-43
-42
-47
-48
-44
-45
-46
-42
-44
-46
-43
-50
-51
-48
-47
-50
-48
-45
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4250
4250
4250
4250
4300
4300
4250
4300
4250
4250
4300
4250
4250
4300
4250
4250
4300
4300
4250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-33-32-33-36-33-33-36-32-32-34-30-32-36-33-32-35-32-31
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 -30°C on Tue night, min -37°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Sat afternoon, min -36°C on Sun 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
-38° C
-
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 310).
1018 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-34° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Davis
1447 km N
23m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
clear
Clear skies.
6
Light winds from the NNE
(6 kph at 20).
Mid: overcast
Mawson
1577 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
-
37
Fresh winds from the SE
(37 kph at 130).
Syowa
1642 km WNW
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
7
Light winds from the NE
(7 kph at 40).
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1705 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-13° C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the ENE
(13 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
Mcmurdo
1713 km SE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 270).
34 km
Mid: clear
Williams Field
1716 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Mcmurdo Williams
1717 km SE
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-13° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 10).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
SHIP2957
1726 km SE
15m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 260).
- 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.