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Ridge A Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 11 pm Thu 17 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -48°C on Fri morning, min -58°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Thu night, moderate winds from the NNE by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -54°C on Tue afternoon, min -58°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4300
km/h
40
S
45
SSE
35
SE
35
ESE
30
E
25
E
20
NNE
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
20
W
25
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-49
-48
-52
-53
-56
-57
-57
-56
-55
-55
-58
-55
-55
-56
-54
-54
min °C
-50
-51
-53
-56
-57
-57
-58
-56
-55
-57
-58
-57
-56
-56
-55
-55
 chill °C
-73
-75
-76
-80
-81
-80
-79
-78
-77
-77
-78
-77
-74
-76
-76
-78
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-50-50-53-55-57-57-58-56-55-56-58-56-56-56-55-55
Sunrise
1:34
1:23
1:12
1:03
12:52
Sunset
12:20
12:30
12:40
12:50
1:00

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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 Fri morning, min -58°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Thu night, moderate winds from the NNE by Sat night).

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -54°C on Tue afternoon, min -58°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.

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
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Syowa
1642 km WNW
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-18°C
-
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 230).
Williams Field
1716 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-30°C
clear
Haze -.
31
Fresh winds from the E
(31 kph at 80).
5.0 km
Low: overcast
1933 km WSW
1290m alt.
1 hour ago
-27°C
No report.
0

(0 kph at —)
Halvfarryggen
2177 km SW
694m alt.
1 hour ago
-
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 80).
2212 km SW
574m alt.
1 hour ago
-25°C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB71E61S
2342 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 kph at 272).
- km
ASCATB72E61S
2343 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 279).
- km
ASCATB71E60S
2451 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the WNW
(41 kph at 286).
- km
ASCATB73E60S
2452 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the WSW
(37 kph at 251).
- 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.