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Ridge A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Thu 15 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Fri night, min -35°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Sun night, min -38°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
AM
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
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
10
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
NW
5
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
30
W
20
W
15
WSW
15
SW
max °C
-33
-30
-29
-34
-30
-28
-33
-31
-30
-35
-31
-30
-34
-33
-31
-33
-32
-32
min °C
-35
-31
-33
-34
-32
-34
-35
-32
-34
-35
-32
-33
-35
-35
-32
-33
-33
-38
-46
-41
-44
-46
-43
-46
-46
-42
-34
-35
-40
-47
-50
-50
-48
-48
-46
-50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4300
4300
4250
4300
4300
4250
4300
4250
4250
4300
4250
4250
4300
4300
4250
4250
4250
4250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-31-31-34-31-31-34-32-32-35-32-32-35-34-32-33-33-35
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 -28°C on Fri night, min -35°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Sun night, min -38°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

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
-38° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 190).
1018 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-31° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Davis
1447 km N
23m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
Precipitation within sight but not hitting ground.
15
Light winds from the ENE
(15 kph at 70).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Mawson
1577 km NW
16m alt.
1 hour ago
-5° C
-
48
Strong winds from the S
(48 kph at 180).
Syowa
1642 km WNW
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
Mist
7
Light winds from the NNE
(7 kph at 20).
1.5 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Mcmurdo
1713 km SE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
31 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
1716 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Mcmurdo Williams
1717 km SE
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: broken
SHIP2699
1727 km SE
15m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
13
Light winds from the NNW
(13 kph at 330).
- km
Cape Ross
1769 km ESE
212m alt.
1 hour ago
-6° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.

* 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.