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Ridge A Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 5 am Mon 21 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -51°C on Wed night, min -59°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon morning, strong winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -43°C on Sat night, min -56°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
4350
4350
4350
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4250
km/h
10
W
10
W
15
WNW
20
NW
30
NW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
40
W
35
W
35
W
40
WNW
40
W
20
WSW
5
WSW
15
NNE
15
NE
40
WNW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-59
-56
-55
-55
-53
-53
-54
-52
-51
-48
-47
-48
-53
-55
-54
-50
-45
-43
min °C
-59
-58
-56
-56
-54
-54
-54
-54
-52
-50
-48
-51
-55
-56
-56
-52
-46
-44
 chill °C
-74
-73
-74
-76
-76
-78
-78
-78
-77
-73
-71
-76
-77
-76
-74
-68
-62
-64
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-59-57-56-56-54-54-54-53-52-49-48-50-54-56-55-51-46-44
Sunrise
1:03
12:52
12:41
12:30
12:19
12:08
Sunset
12:50
1:00
1:09
1:21
1:31
1:40

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Ridge A Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ridge A is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -51°C on Wed night, min -59°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon morning, strong winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -43°C on Sat night, min -56°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the WNW by Sat 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
1018 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
4.8 km
Mid: few
High: broken
Syowa
1642 km WNW
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-21°C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 80).
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1705 km SE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-20°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
Williams Field
1716 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-14°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
1933 km WSW
1290m alt.
1 hour ago
-27°C
No report.
0

(0 kph at —)
Halvfarryggen
2177 km SW
694m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
2212 km SW
574m alt.
1 hour ago
-
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
ASCATC72E61S
2332 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the WNW
(44 kph at 298).
- km
ASCATC70E61S
2339 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NW
(45 kph at 316).
- km
ASCATC71E61S
2342 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NW
(49 kph at 322).
- 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.