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Ridge A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 am Sat 14 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -37°C on Mon night, min -45°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -36°C on Tue afternoon, min -46°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
5
NNW
10
WNW
15
W
15
W
20
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
20
NE
20
NE
max °C
-43
-39
-39
-43
-39
-39
-41
-38
-37
-38
-36
-36
-44
-39
-39
-44
-39
-39
min °C
-45
-40
-43
-45
-41
-41
-41
-39
-39
-38
-37
-43
-44
-41
-44
-46
-41
-43
-45
-52
-58
-60
-56
-55
-56
-54
-55
-54
-51
-55
-57
-54
-56
-60
-57
-62
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
4250
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-44-40-41-44-40-40-41-39-38-38-37-40-44-40-42-45-40-41
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 Mon night, min -45°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -36°C on Tue afternoon, min -46°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
-43° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 70).
1018 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
24
Moderate winds from the WNW
(24 kph at 290).
8.0 km
Davis
1447 km N
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
clear
Clear skies.
24
Moderate winds from the ENE
(24 kph at 60).
Mid: scattered
Mawson
1577 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
-
41
Strong winds from the SSE
(41 kph at 150).
Syowa
1642 km WNW
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
-
9
Light winds from the NE
(9 kph at 50).
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1705 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
26
Moderate winds from the SSW
(26 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: scattered
Mcmurdo
1713 km SE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
-
20
Moderate winds from the SSE
(20 kph at 150).
34 km
Mid: scattered
Williams Field
1716 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the SE
(15 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mcmurdo Williams
1717 km SE
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-9° C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
Wind obs. (35 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Cape Ross
1769 km ESE
212m alt.
1 hour ago
-6° C
-
13
Light winds from the WSW
(13 kph at 250).

* 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.