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Ridge A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Thu 19 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -45°C on Fri afternoon, min -55°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SE by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -50°C on Sun afternoon, min -54°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
20
ENE
20
E
30
ESE
35
SE
40
SE
35
SSE
30
S
25
S
15
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
E
25
E
40
E
35
ENE
30
NNE
max °C
-55
-51
-50
-47
-45
-45
-48
-50
-51
-52
-50
-51
-53
-53
-52
-54
-53
-50
min °C
-55
-54
-51
-48
-46
-47
-49
-51
-53
-52
-52
-54
-53
-53
-54
-54
-54
-53
-74
-73
-73
-70
-69
-68
-70
-70
-70
-72
-73
-75
-74
-74
-77
-80
-78
-75
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-55-53-51-48-46-46-49-51-52-52-51-53-53-53-53-54-54-52
Sunrise
1:33
1:44
1:53
2:04
2:15
2:25
Sunset
2:58
2:47
2:36
2:26
2:15
2:03

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Ridge A Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ridge A is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -45°C on Fri afternoon, min -55°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SE by Sat night).

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -50°C on Sun afternoon, min -54°C on Sun night). Mainly strong 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
DomeA
144 km NNE
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-53° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 230).
Davis
1447 km N
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-7° C
State of sky unchanged.
11
Light winds from the ESE
(11 kph at 120).
50 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATB76E68S
1472 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the SSW
(23 kph at 204).
- km
ASCATB75E68S
1480 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the SSW
(37 kph at 195).
- km
ASCATC75E68S
1480 km N
15m alt.
4 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the SSW
(40 kph at 203).
- km
ASCATC77E68S
1486 km N
15m alt.
4 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NE
(32 kph at 49).
- km
ASCATB77E68S
1503 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the E
(23 kph at 98).
- km
ASCATB74E68S
1510 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SSW
(46 kph at 196).
- km
ASCATB78E68S
1532 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the E
(30 kph at 97).
- km
ASCATC78E68S
1539 km N
15m alt.
4 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the E
(29 kph at 79).
- 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.