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Ridge A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 am Thu 18 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Wed night, min -38°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Tue afternoon, min -37°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
10
SSE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NW
10
NW
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
 cm 
 mm 
max°C
-32
-37
-34
-33
-36
-33
-33
-35
-33
-32
-36
-33
-32
-35
-32
-32
-33
-31
-30
min°C
-37
-37
-35
-38
-38
-35
-35
-37
-34
-35
-37
-34
-35
-36
-34
-34
-33
-32
-32
chill°C 
-47
-46
-45
-49
-48
-46
-47
-49
-46
-44
-47
-43
-48
-50
-48
-49
-48
-46
-47
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)
4250
4250
4250
4300
4300
4250
4250
4300
4250
4250
4300
4250
4250
4300
4250
4300
4250
4250
4250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-35-37-35-36-37-34-34-36-34-34-37-34-34-36-33-33-33-32-31
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 -32°C on Wed night, min -38°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Tue afternoon, min -37°C on Sun morning). 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
DomeA
144 km NNE
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-43° C
-
9
Light winds from the ESE
(9 kph at 110).
1018 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-29° C
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
8.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Bharati
1351 km N
35m alt.
45 minutes ago
-2° C
-
36
Fresh winds from the E
(36 kph at 90).
20 km
Mid: scattered
Davis
1447 km N
23m alt.
45 minutes ago
-1° C
-
19
Light winds from the ENE
(19 kph at 60).
Mawson
1577 km NW
16m alt.
45 minutes ago
-2° C
-
31
Fresh winds from the ESE
(31 kph at 120).
ASCATB69E67S
1586 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the SSE
(35 kph at 151).
- km
ASCATB67E67S
1589 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 99).
- km
ASCATB68E67S
1592 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the ESE
(24 kph at 107).
- km
Syowa
1642 km WNW
26m alt.
45 minutes ago
-1° C
-
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 30).
50 km
Mid: few
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1705 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
13
Light winds from the E
(13 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: scattered

* 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.