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Ridge A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Thu 28 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -48°C on Thu night, min -54°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -48°C on Tue night, min -57°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sun night, fresh winds from the NNW by Tue night).

Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
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
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
km/h
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNW
25
NW
30
NW
35
NW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
max °C
-51
-52
-48
-50
-50
-51
-53
-53
-53
-54
-55
-55
-56
-56
-55
-54
-53
-48
min °C
-51
-52
-51
-50
-51
-53
-53
-53
-54
-55
-56
-57
-57
-56
-57
-54
-54
-51
-68
-71
-70
-67
-66
-68
-67
-69
-69
-73
-74
-74
-74
-72
-74
-76
-77
-74
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
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4300
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-51-52-50-50-51-52-53-53-54-55-56-56-57-56-56-54-54-50
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 Thu night, min -54°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -48°C on Tue night, min -57°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sun night, fresh winds from the NNW by Tue night).

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
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 230).
1018 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (31 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
High: overcast
Syowa
1642 km WNW
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-10° C
-
13
Light winds from the NNE
(13 kph at 20).
Williams Field
1716 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-18° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
1933 km WSW
1290m alt.
2 hours ago
-27° C
No report.
0

(0 kph at —)
ASCATB333E75S
2102 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the ENE
(24 kph at 74).
- km
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).
ASCATC111E64S
2261 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WNW
(42 kph at 296).
- km
ASCATB112E64S
2261 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NW
(27 kph at 318).
- 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.