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Ridge A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Mon 20 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -40°C on Wed morning, min -50°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Wed morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -45°C on Thu morning, min -54°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Thu morning, light winds from the SE by Sat afternoon).

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNE
20
N
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
25
WNW
25
W
25
WSW
20
W
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
SE
10
NE
max °C
-48
-48
-49
-50
-48
-41
-40
-40
-42
-45
-48
-50
-50
-51
-54
-53
-52
-51
min °C
-48
-49
-50
-50
-49
-45
-40
-41
-45
-46
-49
-51
-50
-52
-54
-53
-52
-52
-62
-61
-62
-65
-66
-64
-60
-62
-65
-66
-68
-71
-70
-70
-70
-64
-62
-65
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4300
4300
4350
4300
4300
4350
4250
4250
4250
4250
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-48-49-50-50-49-43-40-41-44-46-49-51-50-52-54-53-52-52
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00

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Ridge A Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ridge A is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -40°C on Wed morning, min -50°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Wed morning).

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -45°C on Thu morning, min -54°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Thu morning, light winds from the SE by Sat afternoon).

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
1447 km N
23m alt.
1 hour ago
-11° C
clear
Clear skies.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
Mid: overcast
Mawson
1577 km NW
16m alt.
1 hour ago
-16° C
-
67
Gales from the S
(67 kph at 170).
Syowa
1642 km WNW
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-5° C
-
57
Near gales from the NE
(57 kph at 40).
Williams Field
1716 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-20° C
clear
Haze -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
5.0 km
ASCATB62E66S
1796 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the SE
(53 kph at 134).
- km
ASCATC62E66S
1799 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the SE
(52 kph at 131).
- km
ASCATC61E66S
1814 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the SE
(45 kph at 131).
- km
ASCATB60E66S
1817 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SE
(46 kph at 138).
- km
ASCATB61E66S
1818 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the SE
(43 kph at 131).
- km
ASCATC60E66S
1819 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the SE
(47 kph at 137).
- 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.