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Ridge A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 pm Sat 04 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -44°C on Sat afternoon, min -50°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -40°C on Thu night, min -51°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue night, fresh winds from the N by Thu night).

Sat
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
15
S
10
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
25
NNW
30
N
max °C
-44
-44
-48
-48
-49
-50
-49
-48
-48
-49
-49
-49
-50
-50
-50
-45
-40
min °C
-47
-47
-48
-48
-49
-50
-50
-49
-49
-49
-50
-50
-51
-51
-50
-49
-43
-62
-61
-62
-62
-63
-66
-66
-66
-64
-64
-65
-63
-67
-67
-67
-68
-61
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
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-46-46-48-48-49-50-50-49-49-49-50-50-51-51-50-47-42
Sunrise
3:37
4:51
5:05
5:20
5:35
Sunset
11:47
10:35
11:21
11:07
10:52
10:36

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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 Sat afternoon, min -50°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -40°C on Thu night, min -51°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue night, fresh winds from the N by Thu 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
144 km NNE
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Davis
1447 km N
23m alt.
1 hour ago
-8° C
clear
Clear skies.
26
Moderate winds from the NNE
(26 kph at 30).
Mawson
1577 km NW
16m alt.
1 hour ago
-11° C
State of sky unchanged.
41
Strong winds from the SSE
(41 kph at 150).
50 km
Mid: clear
Syowa
1642 km WNW
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-5° C
-
37
Fresh winds from the NE
(37 kph at 50).
ASCATC39E69S
1706 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the ENE
(57 kph at 71).
- km
Williams Field
1716 km SE
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-20° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
8.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
ASCATC39E68S
1717 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the ENE
(48 kph at 64).
- km
ASCATC38E68S
1723 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the ENE
(36 kph at 64).
- km
ASCATC40E68S
1733 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the ENE
(45 kph at 65).
- km
ASCATC37E68S
1752 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the E
(31 kph at 82).
- 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.