Mountain resort image
– Lat/Long: 81.50° S 73.50° E

Ridge A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Tue 19 May Local Time
Updates in:
hr min s
Update imminent

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -50°C on Tue morning, min -56°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -45°C on Sat afternoon, min -55°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri night, fresh winds from the NW by Sun night).

Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
km/h
5
NW
5
W
5
W
5
S
10
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
NNW
30
NW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
max °C
-50
-51
-50
-50
-52
-53
-54
-55
-53
-54
-54
-52
-47
-45
-45
-47
-48
-47
min °C
-51
-51
-51
-51
-53
-55
-55
-56
-55
-54
-55
-54
-51
-45
-47
-48
-48
-49
-59
-61
-61
-59
-65
-72
-72
-74
-72
-72
-72
-70
-68
-63
-65
-67
-68
-70
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
4350
4350
4350
4350
4300
4350
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-51-51-51-51-53-54-55-56-54-54-55-53-49-45-46-48-48-48
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

Loading...

Ridge A Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ridge A is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -50°C on Tue morning, min -56°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -45°C on Sat afternoon, min -55°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri night, fresh winds from the NW by Sun night).

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.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
1018 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
3.2 km
Mid: few
Davis
1447 km N
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-23° C
clear
Clear skies.
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 90).
Mawson
1577 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-20° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 120).
Syowa
1642 km WNW
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
54
Near gales from the NE
(54 kph at 40).
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
1716 km SE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-27° C
light snow
Light snow.
26
Moderate winds from the ENE
(26 kph at 70).
3.7 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB46E67S
1837 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NE
(53 kph at 52).
- km
ASCATB45E67S
1838 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the NE
(52 kph at 54).
- km
ASCATB44E67S
1844 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NE
(54 kph at 53).
- km
ASCATB43E67S
1866 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NE
(51 kph at 50).
- 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.