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Ridge A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 am Mon 02 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Mon night, min -38°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the N on Mon morning, near gales from the W by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Thu night, min -37°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Thu morning, light winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
25
N
30
N
40
NNW
35
N
35
N
30
NNE
35
N
40
NW
45
W
60
W
55
W
50
W
40
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
20
NNW
max °C
-38
-33
-31
-32
-33
-31
-32
-33
-33
-32
-30
-29
-31
-33
-32
-34
-33
-31
min °C
-38
-35
-32
-33
-33
-35
-33
-33
-37
-32
-31
-30
-33
-34
-35
-35
-37
-32
-55
-53
-50
-51
-50
-52
-51
-51
-57
-53
-51
-49
-51
-52
-49
-49
-50
-48
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4250
4250
4250
4250
4250
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4250
4300
4300
4250
4300
4300
4250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-38-34-32-33-33-33-33-33-35-32-31-30-32-34-34-35-35-32
Sunrise
9:19
9:51
10:15
10:34
10:52
11:07
Sunset
7:18
6:47
6:22
6:03
5:45
5:28

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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 Mon night, min -38°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the N on Mon morning, near gales from the W by Wed night).

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Thu night, min -37°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Thu morning, light winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

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
143 km NNE
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-46° C
-
9
Light winds from the ENE
(9 kph at 60).
Davis
1442 km N
23m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
SHIP1240
1571 km NW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-7° C
40
Strong winds from the SE
(40 kph at 140).
Mawson
1571 km NW
16m alt.
1 hour ago
-10° C
-
41
Strong winds from the S
(41 kph at 170).
Syowa
1634 km WNW
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
SHIP2614
1577 km NW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-7° C
40
Strong winds from the SE
(40 kph at 140).
SHIP3938
1577 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
40
Strong winds from the SE
(40 kph at 140).
- km
SHIP722
1577 km NW
-m alt.
3 hours ago
-7° C
-
40
Strong winds from the SE
(40 kph at 140).
Syowa
1642 km WNW
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB61E67S
1707 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
18
Light winds from the WNW
(18 kph at 297).
- 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.