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Ridge A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Sat 25 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -52°C on Sat morning, min -58°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -54°C on Tue night, min -58°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
4300
4300
4300
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4300
4300
4350
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
km/h
10
NNW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
0
S
5
ENE
15
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
N
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-52
-55
-55
-57
-57
-56
-58
-58
-56
-56
-57
-54
-55
-54
-54
-54
-55
-55
min °C
-54
-55
-56
-57
-57
-58
-58
-58
-57
-57
-57
-56
-55
-55
-55
-54
-55
-58
 chill °C
-69
-70
-72
-77
-77
-79
-78
-77
-74
-57
-57
-72
-76
-76
-76
-75
-77
-78
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-53-55-56-57-57-57-58-58-57-57-57-55-55-55-55-54-55-57
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 -52°C on Sat morning, min -58°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -54°C on Tue night, min -58°C on Thu 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
Williams Field
1716 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-23° C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
1933 km WSW
1290m alt.
2 hours ago
-27° C
No report.
0

(0 kph at —)
Halvfarryggen
2177 km SW
694m alt.
2 hours ago
-26° C
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
2212 km SW
574m alt.
2 hours ago
-25° C
No report.
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
ASCATC52E62S
2227 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
56
Near gales from the NNW
(56 kph at 329).
- km
ASCATC46E63S
2269 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the WNW
(44 kph at 299).
- km
ASCATC45E63S
2276 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the NW
(43 kph at 313).
- km
ASCATB45E63S
2281 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NW
(45 kph at 308).
- km
ASCATC44E63S
2286 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NW
(45 kph at 317).
- km
ASCATB44E63S
2291 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the NW
(44 kph at 313).
- 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.