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

Ridge A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Thu 09 Jul Local Time
Updates in:
hr min s
Update imminent

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -53°C on Thu night, min -56°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -55°C on Sun night, min -57°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
night
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
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
km/h
10
ENE
10
NE
5
N
5
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
5
W
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-53
-54
-54
-54
-56
-56
-55
-55
-55
-55
-55
-56
-56
-57
-56
-55
-55
-56
-56
min °C
-54
-54
-54
-56
-56
-56
-56
-55
-55
-56
-55
-56
-57
-57
-57
-56
-55
-56
-58
 chill °C
-69
-68
-54
-69
-69
-68
-68
-67
-67
-69
-67
-68
-72
-72
-71
-68
-55
-65
-70
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4300
4300
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-54-54-54-55-56-56-56-55-55-56-55-56-57-57-57-56-55-56-57
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

Loading...

Ridge A Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ridge A is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -53°C on Thu night, min -56°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -55°C on Sun night, min -57°C on Mon 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
1018 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
4.8 km
High: few
Williams Field
1716 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-22° C
clear
Clear
17
Light winds from the SE
(17 kph at 130).
10.0 km
1933 km WSW
1290m alt.
2 hours ago
-
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).
ASCATB136E63S
2782 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 264).
- km
ASCATB137E63S
2804 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 260).
- km
ASCATB138E63S
2810 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 262).
- km
ASCATB139E63S
2839 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WSW
(53 kph at 257).
- km
ASCATB140E63S
2845 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the W
(53 kph at 260).
- 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.