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Ridge A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 am Wed 25 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -46°C on Wed night, min -57°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Wed morning, calm by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

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

Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
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
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
20
N
30
NNW
30
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
5
SW
15
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
15
ESE
10
E
10
NE
10
WNW
max °C
-51
-47
-47
-46
-51
-49
-49
-54
-54
-54
-53
-50
-50
-50
-50
-49
-48
-49
-49
min °C
-53
-48
-47
-50
-51
-50
-53
-55
-57
-56
-53
-51
-52
-50
-51
-52
-48
-49
-50
-71
-70
-68
-70
-71
-70
-65
-70
-75
-77
-74
-72
-72
-70
-71
-67
-61
-62
-63
0
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
4350
4350
4300
4300
4350
4300
4300
4350
4300
4300
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-52-48-47-48-51-50-51-55-56-55-53-51-51-50-51-51-48-49-50
Sunrise
2:36
2:45
2:56
3:07
3:18
3:27
Sunset
1:53
1:43
1:31
1:21
1:09
12:59

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Ridge A Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ridge A is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -46°C on Wed night, min -57°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Wed morning, calm by Fri morning).

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -48°C on Mon morning, min -56°C on Fri 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
DomeA
143 km NNE
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-64° C
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
945 km S
2835m alt.
3 hours ago
-63° C
Mist
Wind obs. (11 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
1.2 km
Mid: scattered
946 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 280).
1.2 km
Low: broken
Davis
1442 km N
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-5° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
17
Light winds from the ENE
(17 kph at 60).
40 km
Mid: overcast
Mawson
1571 km NW
16m alt.
3 hours ago
-10° C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
7
Light winds from the SSW
(7 kph at 210).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Syowa
1642 km WNW
26m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
-
33
Fresh winds from the ENE
(33 kph at 70).
Mcmurdo
1713 km SE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-14° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
24
Moderate winds from the
(24 kph at 270).
31 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
1716 km SE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-14° C
light snow
Light snow.
22
Moderate winds from the ESE.(Wind varies from 090 to 160 degs)
(22 kph at 120).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
SHIP8296
1737 km WNW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-7° C
partially cloudy
4
Calm
(4 kph at 320).
20.4 km
SHIP9507
1737 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
4
Calm
(4 kph at 320).
17.7 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.