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– Lat/Long: 81.50° S 73.50° E

Ridge A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Sun 10 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -49°C on Sun night, min -54°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -38°C on Thu night, min -54°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Thu night, light winds from the W by Sat afternoon).

Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
km/h
10
NE
5
NE
5
N
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
20
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
20
WSW
30
W
40
W
45
W
40
W
30
W
20
W
15
W
10
WNW
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max °C
-49
-51
-51
-50
-51
-51
-51
-49
-50
-51
-49
-40
-38
-39
-41
-43
-46
-46
-47
min °C
-51
-51
-51
-51
-52
-52
-54
-49
-50
-54
-52
-42
-40
-40
-41
-48
-46
-46
-48
-64
-61
-59
-63
-67
-67
-72
-70
-71
-75
-71
-61
-61
-61
-62
-67
-63
-61
-60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4350
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-50-51-51-51-52-52-53-49-50-53-51-41-39-40-41-46-46-46-48
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 -49°C on Sun night, min -54°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -38°C on Thu night, min -54°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Thu night, light winds from the W by Sat afternoon).

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. (30 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
High: scattered
Syowa
1642 km WNW
26m alt.
47 minutes ago
-9° C
-
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 10).
Williams Field
1716 km SE
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-16° C
clear
Haze -.
30
Fresh winds from the ESE.(Wind varies from 070 to 160 degs)
(30 kph at 120).
1.3 km
1933 km WSW
1290m alt.
47 minutes ago
-
0

(0 kph at —)
Halvfarryggen
2177 km SW
694m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
2212 km SW
574m alt.
47 minutes ago
-
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
ASCATC278E73S
2984 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the SSE
(43 kph at 146).
- km
ASCATB153E64S
2984 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the E
(21 kph at 93).
- km
ASCATC153E64S
2987 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the E
(18 kph at 96).
- km
ASCATB154E64S
2991 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 94).
- 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.