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Ridge A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Tue 30 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -48°C on Wed night, min -57°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -45°C on Sat afternoon, min -56°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
30
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
km/h
20
SW
25
S
25
S
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
ESE
15
SE
10
WSW
15
W
20
WSW
30
S
25
S
25
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
NE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-57
-53
-54
-49
-48
-48
-49
-51
-53
-51
-46
-46
-45
-46
-53
-54
-55
min °C
-57
-56
-54
-52
-49
-49
-51
-52
-53
-52
-51
-46
-46
-52
-53
-55
-56
 chill °C
-76
-78
-75
-75
-72
-71
-71
-70
-65
-69
-70
-66
-65
-69
-68
-68
-70
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-57-55-54-51-49-49-50-52-53-52-49-46-46-49-53-55-56
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 -48°C on Wed night, min -57°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -45°C on Sat afternoon, min -56°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

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
Williams Field
1716 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-17° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
1933 km WSW
1290m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0

(0 kph at —)
Halvfarryggen
2177 km SW
694m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
2212 km SW
574m alt.
2 hours ago
-
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
hy2c36E64S
2279 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the SW
(35 kph at 230).
- km
hy2c35E64S
2287 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the WSW
(31 kph at 238).
- km
hy2c28E63S
2446 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the SW
(57 kph at 232).
- km
hy2c31E63S
2447 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the SW
(54 kph at 228).
- km
ASCATC18E61S
2807 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the WSW
(58 kph at 248).
- km
ASCATC17E61S
2837 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
61
Near gales from the SW
(61 kph at 217).
- 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.