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Ridge A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Fri 17 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -45°C on Sat night, min -51°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -43°C on Mon morning, min -50°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
10
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
25
NNW
20
N
15
NNE
10
NE
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
20
NW
max °C
-50
-50
-46
-46
-47
-45
-45
-46
-45
-43
-48
-45
-44
-45
-44
-44
-45
-47
min °C
-50
-51
-50
-47
-47
-46
-45
-47
-46
-43
-50
-50
-45
-46
-46
-45
-47
-49
-63
-67
-67
-65
-64
-64
-64
-66
-62
-58
-64
-66
-63
-63
-64
-61
-64
-68
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
-50-51-48-47-47-46-45-47-46-43-49-48-45-46-45-45-46-48
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

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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 Sat night, min -51°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -43°C on Mon morning, min -50°C on Mon afternoon). 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
-59° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 230).
Davis
1447 km N
23m alt.
58 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
Mawson
1577 km NW
16m alt.
58 minutes ago
-15° C
-
50
Strong winds from the S
(50 kph at 180).
Syowa
1642 km WNW
26m alt.
58 minutes ago
-6° C
-
44
Strong winds from the ENE
(44 kph at 70).
Williams Field
1716 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-19° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: broken
ASCATB40E68S
1791 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the E
(56 kph at 83).
- km
ASCATC63E66S
1799 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SE
(44 kph at 128).
- km
ASCATC40E68S
1799 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the E
(58 kph at 84).
- km
ASCATB63E66S
1804 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SE
(44 kph at 127).
- km
ASCATB39E68S
1805 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the E
(58 kph at 86).
- 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.