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Ridge A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 am Thu 05 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Thu night, min -36°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Tue morning, min -40°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Mon morning).

Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
 km/h
35
W
50
W
55
WNW
45
W
40
WNW
35
WNW
25
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WSW
20
SSW
40
SSW
35
S
30
SE
40
SE
35
SE
25
SE
max °C
-34
-32
-29
-28
-32
-33
-33
-34
-36
-37
-37
-35
-35
-35
-37
-37
-34
-34
-36
min °C
-35
-33
-30
-31
-33
-34
-35
-35
-36
-40
-37
-36
-40
-36
-39
-39
-35
-35
-38
-53
-53
-50
-50
-51
-52
-48
-47
-48
-51
-48
-45
-57
-56
-58
-58
-54
-52
-55
0
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
4250
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-35-33-30-30-33-34-34-35-36-39-37-36-38-36-38-38-35-35-37
Sunrise
10:34
10:52
11:07
11:22
11:37
11:49
Sunset
6:03
5:45
5:28
5:13
4:58
4:45

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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 Thu night, min -36°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Sat afternoon).

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Tue morning, min -40°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Mon morning).

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.
2 hours ago
-47° C
-
9
Light winds from the WNW
(9 kph at 290).
945 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-53° C
light snow
Diamond dust.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
Mid: clear
946 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 260).
2.0 km
Bharati
1346 km N
35m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
-
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 90).
20 km
Mid: clear
Davis
1442 km N
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
50 km
Mid: few
Mawson
1577 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
State of sky unchanged.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 290).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
SHIP6888
1577 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
4
Calm
(4 kph at 230).
- km
SHIP1042
1577 km NW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
4
Calm
(4 kph at 230).
SHIP2750
1577 km NW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
4
Calm
(4 kph at 230).
Syowa
1642 km WNW
26m alt.
44 minutes ago
0° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
59
Near gales from the NE
(59 kph at 40).
0.6 km
Mid: overcast

* 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.