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Ridge A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 pm Sat 21 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -47°C on Sat afternoon, min -54°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sat night, strong winds from the ESE by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -47°C on Wed morning, min -56°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
20
S
15
E
30
E
35
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
25
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
N
25
N
15
N
10
NNE
15
ENE
15
ESE
max °C
-47
-50
-51
-49
-47
-48
-49
-50
-54
-52
-51
-47
-47
-49
-55
-54
-53
min °C
-49
-53
-51
-51
-47
-48
-49
-53
-54
-53
-54
-52
-47
-55
-56
-55
-55
-65
-72
-73
-74
-70
-71
-71
-74
-74
-71
-72
-73
-67
-71
-71
-72
-73
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
-48-52-51-50-47-48-49-52-54-53-53-50-47-52-56-55-54
Sunrise
2:04
2:15
2:25
2:36
2:45
Sunset
2:36
2:26
2:15
2:03
1:53
1:43

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Ridge A Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ridge A is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -47°C on Sat afternoon, min -54°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sat night, strong winds from the ESE by Sun night).

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -47°C on Wed morning, min -56°C on Thu morning). 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
144 km NNE
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-54° C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Davis
1447 km N
23m alt.
1 hour ago
-15° C
No report.
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 310).
Mid: overcast
Mawson
1577 km NW
16m alt.
1 hour ago
-11° C
State of sky unchanged.
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 280).
40 km
Mid: scattered
Syowa
1642 km WNW
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
37
Fresh winds from the NE
(37 kph at 40).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Mcmurdo
1713 km SE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
-9° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
13
Light winds from the
(13 kph at 270).
28 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
1716 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
Cape Ross
1769 km ESE
212m alt.
2 hours ago
-13° C
-
20
Moderate winds from the SW
(20 kph at 220).
BaseBelgranoII
1911 km SSW
256m alt.
1 hour ago
-17° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 290).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB19E69S
1913 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the E
(35 kph at 97).
- km
ASCATB20E69S
1922 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the E
(32 kph at 89).
- 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.