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Ridge A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Fri 29 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -46°C on Sat night, min -51°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -47°C on Wed night, min -57°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue night, strong winds from the NW by Wed night).

Fri
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
 km/h
20
E
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
35
NW
 cm 
 mm 
max°C
-47
-47
-49
-50
-46
-47
-47
-48
-51
-52
-53
-54
-55
-56
-54
-52
-47
min°C
-47
-49
-50
-50
-49
-47
-47
-50
-51
-52
-53
-54
-56
-57
-55
-53
-49
chill°C 
-64
-66
-67
-65
-59
-60
-60
-66
-67
-69
-70
-73
-74
-75
-74
-74
-72
Freezing level (m
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
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-47-48-50-50-48-47-47-49-51-52-53-54-56-57-55-53-48
Sunrise
6:21
5:45
5:21
5:00
4:42
Sunset
12:00
7:54
8:30
8:53
9:14
9:30

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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 Sat night, min -51°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -47°C on Wed night, min -57°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue night, strong winds from the NW by Wed 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
DomeA
144 km NNE
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
Davis
1447 km N
23m alt.
46 minutes ago
-12° C
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Mawson
1577 km NW
16m alt.
46 minutes ago
-16° C
State of sky unchanged.
39
Strong winds from the SE
(39 kph at 130).
40 km
Mid: few
Syowa
1642 km WNW
26m alt.
46 minutes ago
-20° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
Mcmurdo
1713 km SE
24m alt.
46 minutes ago
-18° C
clear
Clear skies.
28
Moderate winds from the ENE
(28 kph at 70).
28 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Williams Field
1716 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-17° C
light snow
Light snow.
24
Moderate winds from the ENE
(24 kph at 70).
4.4 km
Mid: few
High: broken
Cape Ross
1769 km ESE
212m alt.
2 hours ago
-16° C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
BaseBelgranoII
1911 km SSW
256m alt.
46 minutes ago
-14° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
19
Light winds from the SSE
(19 kph at 150).
29 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
1933 km WSW
1290m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0

(0 kph at —)
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
1985 km ESE
93m alt.
2 hours ago
-18° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 240).

* 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.