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Ridge A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Wed 13 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -37°C on Fri morning, min -52°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed night, near gales from the W by Fri morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -48°C on Sat afternoon, min -54°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
km/h
25
SW
30
SSW
20
SSW
25
W
40
WNW
40
W
55
W
50
W
45
WSW
15
SSW
25
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
E
25
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
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max °C
-46
-49
-50
-44
-38
-39
-37
-38
-39
-49
-48
-49
-50
-51
-51
-52
-53
-53
min °C
-47
-50
-52
-47
-39
-40
-37
-38
-47
-49
-48
-50
-51
-51
-53
-53
-53
-54
-67
-71
-72
-66
-59
-61
-59
-60
-66
-65
-68
-70
-71
-71
-73
-72
-72
-72
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
4350
4300
4300
4250
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-47-50-51-46-39-40-37-38-43-49-48-50-51-51-52-53-53-54
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 -37°C on Fri morning, min -52°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed night, near gales from the W by Fri morning).

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -48°C on Sat afternoon, min -54°C on Mon night). 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
1447 km N
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-25° C
clear
Clear skies.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
Mawson
1577 km NW
16m alt.
3 hours ago
-14° C
-
11
Light winds from the WNW
(11 kph at 290).
Syowa
1642 km WNW
26m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
-
56
Near gales from the NE
(56 kph at 40).
Williams Field
1716 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-15° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (46 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
1933 km WSW
1290m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0

(0 kph at —)
Casey
1973 km NE
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-8° C
-
17
Light winds from the S
(17 kph at 170).
Mid: overcast
ASCATB88E64S
2053 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SW
(50 kph at 215).
- km
ASCATB89E64S
2055 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the SSW
(49 kph at 212).
- km
ASCATC89E64S
2058 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the SSW
(48 kph at 209).
- km
ASCATC90E64S
2061 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the SSW
(48 kph at 208).
- 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.