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Ridge A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 am Wed 11 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -36°C on Wed afternoon, min -46°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -44°C on Sat afternoon, min -54°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
5
SSE
15
WNW
25
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
25
WNW
15
W
10
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
5
S
10
E
15
E
max °C
-41
-40
-36
-36
-39
-39
-39
-45
-45
-46
-50
-44
-44
-49
-49
-50
-53
-51
-51
min °C
-43
-43
-37
-38
-39
-39
-42
-46
-45
-50
-50
-46
-47
-50
-49
-52
-53
-54
-54
-43
-58
-54
-58
-59
-58
-61
-63
-59
-64
-66
-62
-64
-69
-68
-68
-64
-67
-72
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
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-42-42-37-37-39-39-41-46-45-48-50-45-46-50-49-51-53-53-53
Sunrise
12:03
12:15
12:26
12:38
12:49
1:00
Sunset
4:31
4:20
4:07
3:55
3:44
3:31

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Ridge A Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ridge A is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -36°C on Wed afternoon, min -46°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -44°C on Sat afternoon, min -54°C on Mon afternoon). 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
Davis
1442 km N
23m alt.
1 hour ago
-5° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
22
Moderate winds from the NE
(22 kph at 50).
SHIP6732
1547 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
90
Stormy winds from the S
(90 kph at 190).
- km
Mawson
1571 km NW
16m alt.
1 hour ago
-5° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 270).
Syowa
1634 km WNW
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-5° C
-
9
Light winds from the WNW
(9 kph at 300).
Mcmurdo
1687 km SE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
-13° C
-
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 90).
36 km
Mid: overcast
Mawson
1577 km NW
16m alt.
1 hour ago
-5° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 270).
Syowa
1642 km WNW
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-5° C
-
9
Light winds from the WNW
(9 kph at 300).
Mcmurdo
1713 km SE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
-13° C
-
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 90).
36 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
1716 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-12° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
6
Light winds from the ENE.(Wind varies from 018 to 022 degs)
(6 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
1933 km WSW
1290m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0

(0 kph at —)

* 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.