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Ridge A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Sun 09 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -48°C on Sun morning, min -56°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -47°C on Wed night, min -54°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
km/h
20
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
10
N
10
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
N
20
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
25
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-48
-51
-52
-52
-52
-54
-55
-56
-52
-51
-49
-47
-47
-48
-50
-53
-53
-53
min °C
-49
-53
-55
-53
-54
-56
-55
-56
-55
-51
-50
-49
-49
-49
-50
-53
-54
-54
 chill °C
-68
-72
-72
-65
-69
-72
-72
-73
-72
-69
-69
-69
-70
-69
-70
-72
-72
-71
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-49-52-54-53-53-55-55-56-54-51-50-48-48-49-50-53-54-54
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 -48°C on Sun morning, min -56°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -47°C on Wed night, min -54°C on Fri 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
1018 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
26
Moderate winds from the WNW
(26 kph at 290).
6.0 km
Williams Field
1716 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-27° C
light snow
Light snow.
6
Light winds from the ENE
(6 kph at 60).
5.0 km
Mid: few
1933 km WSW
1290m alt.
1 hour ago
-27° C
No report.
0

(0 kph at —)
Halvfarryggen
2177 km SW
694m alt.
1 hour ago
-26° C
No report.
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 260).
2212 km SW
574m alt.
1 hour ago
-25° C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB112E63S
2382 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SE
(44 kph at 137).
- km
ASCATB113E63S
2390 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the SE
(41 kph at 128).
- km
ASCATB112E62S
2398 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the SE
(42 kph at 136).
- km
ASCATB114E63S
2412 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the ESE
(44 kph at 118).
- km
ASCATB113E62S
2419 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SE
(44 kph at 130).
- 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.