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Ridge A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Thu 23 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -43°C on Thu afternoon, min -54°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Thu morning, light winds from the S by Fri afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -52°C on Sun morning, min -56°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
35
W
40
W
30
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSW
10
SE
20
ESE
20
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
0
ENE
0
WSW
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
max °C
-45
-43
-45
-51
-53
-53
-54
-54
-53
-52
-52
-54
-53
-53
-53
-54
-54
-53
min °C
-45
-44
-48
-52
-53
-54
-54
-54
-54
-53
-53
-56
-54
-53
-54
-54
-54
-54
-67
-66
-67
-67
-68
-69
-73
-74
-72
-71
-70
-70
-54
-53
-63
-66
-68
-69
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4250
4250
4250
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4350
4300
4350
4350
4300
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-45-44-47-52-53-54-54-54-54-53-53-55-54-53-54-54-54-54
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 -43°C on Thu afternoon, min -54°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Thu morning, light winds from the S by Fri afternoon).

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -52°C on Sun morning, min -56°C on Sun 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.
1 hour ago
-60° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Davis
1447 km N
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-11° C
No report.
19
Light winds from the SE
(19 kph at 130).
Mawson
1577 km NW
16m alt.
3 hours ago
-9° C
-
65
Gales from the SSE
(65 kph at 150).
Syowa
1642 km WNW
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-5° C
-
50
Strong winds from the ENE
(50 kph at 60).
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1705 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-33° C
clear
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
1.6 km
Mid: few
High: few
Williams Field
1716 km SE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-30° C
clear
Fog freezing -.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
0.8 km
ASCATB33E68S
1856 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the E
(47 kph at 82).
- km
ASCATB32E68S
1900 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the ENE
(42 kph at 72).
- km
BaseBelgranoII
1911 km SSW
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-19° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 50).
40 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATB31E68S
1921 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the ENE
(42 kph at 74).
- 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.