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Ridge A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Mon 16 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -47°C on Mon morning, min -55°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -49°C on Fri night, min -54°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
20
NNE
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
20
W
15
W
15
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
30
WSW
 cm 
 mm 
max°C
-47
-53
-50
-49
-50
-52
-53
-52
-53
-53
-52
-50
-50
-50
-49
-51
-53
-53
min°C
-51
-53
-53
-49
-51
-54
-54
-53
-55
-54
-53
-52
-50
-50
-50
-52
-54
-54
chill°C 
-70
-72
-74
-70
-72
-73
-73
-74
-76
-74
-70
-68
-70
-70
-72
-75
-76
-76
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4250
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-49-53-52-49-51-53-54-53-54-54-53-51-50-50-50-52-54-54
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 -47°C on Mon morning, min -55°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -49°C on Fri night, min -54°C on Thu morning). 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Davis
1447 km N
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-10° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
26 km
Mid: overcast
Mawson
1577 km NW
16m alt.
3 hours ago
-13° C
-
48
Strong winds from the SE
(48 kph at 130).
Syowa
1642 km WNW
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-11° C
-
37
Fresh winds from the E
(37 kph at 80).
Mcmurdo
1713 km SE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-8° C
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
36 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
1716 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Cape Ross
1769 km ESE
212m alt.
1 hour ago
-9° C
-
28
Moderate winds from the SSW
(28 kph at 200).
1933 km WSW
1290m alt.
1 hour ago
-27° C
No report.
0

(0 kph at —)
Casey
1973 km NE
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-21° C
-
9
Light winds from the SSE
(9 kph at 160).
Mid: few
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
1985 km ESE
93m alt.
1 hour ago
-13° C
-
54
Near gales from the WNW
(54 kph at 300).
Halley
2023 km SSW
30m alt.
1 hour ago
-35° C
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).

* 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.