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Ridge A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 pm Sun 21 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Sun night, min -36°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Fri night, min -31°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
20
NW
20
N
20
NNE
20
N
max °C
-32
-31
-35
-32
-31
-35
-32
-31
-33
-27
-25
-28
-24
-24
-28
-24
-23
min °C
-33
-35
-36
-34
-34
-35
-34
-34
-33
-30
-28
-28
-27
-31
-29
-26
-28
-43
-47
-49
-48
-48
-49
-46
-48
-48
-45
-42
-41
-40
-44
-42
-38
-41
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
650
0
50
800
Cloud base (m)
4250
4250
4300
4250
4250
4300
4250
4250
4250
4250
4250
4250
4250
4250
4300
4250
4350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-33-36-33-33-35-33-33-33-29-27-28-26-28-29-25-26
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 -31°C on Sun night, min -36°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Fri night, min -31°C on Thu 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Davis
1447 km N
23m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 230).
50 km
Mid: few
Mawson
1577 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
State of sky unchanged.
9
Light winds from the WSW
(9 kph at 250).
40 km
Mid: scattered
Syowa
1642 km WNW
26m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
Mcmurdo
1713 km SE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
-
20
Moderate winds from the ENE
(20 kph at 60).
34 km
Mid: clear
Williams Field
1716 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
clear
Clear
22
Moderate winds from the ENE.(Wind varies from 020 to 090 degs)
(22 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Mcmurdo Williams
1717 km SE
22m alt.
1 hour ago
-12° C
clear
-
17
Light winds from the NE
(17 kph at 50).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: scattered
Cape Ross
1769 km ESE
212m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 310 degs) was rejected.
BaseBelgranoII
1911 km SSW
256m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
-
6
Light winds from the ESE
(6 kph at 120).
40 km
Mid: scattered
1933 km WSW
1290m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0

(0 kph at —)
WilkinsRunwayEast
1944 km NE
755m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
-
54
Near gales from the ESE
(54 kph at 110).

* 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.