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Ridge A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 am Sat 24 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Sat afternoon, min -37°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Tue night, min -37°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
5
E
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
W
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
S
5
SW
10
WSW
20
WSW
max °C
-35
-31
-31
-35
-31
-31
-37
-32
-32
-36
-33
-32
-37
-33
-32
-36
-32
-32
min °C
-35
-34
-36
-36
-33
-36
-37
-35
-36
-37
-35
-36
-37
-35
-36
-36
-35
-37
-42
-44
-49
-49
-45
-46
-48
-44
-45
-45
-43
-36
-37
-41
-43
-44
-46
-52
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4300
4250
4250
4300
4250
4250
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4250
4300
4300
4250
4350
4300
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-35-33-34-36-32-34-37-34-34-37-34-34-37-34-34-36-34-35
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 -31°C on Sat afternoon, min -37°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Tue night, min -37°C on Tue 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
143 km NNE
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-39° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 150).
Syowa
1634 km WNW
26m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
-
30
Fresh winds from the NE
(30 kph at 40).
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1679 km SE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-9° C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the E
(13 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
Williams Field
1690 km SE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
clear
Clear
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Mcmurdo Williams
1691 km SE
22m alt.
3 hours ago
-8° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
SHIP6966
1746 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
26
Moderate winds from the SSW
(26 kph at 200).
- km
SHIP3448
1746 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
26
Moderate winds from the SSW
(26 kph at 200).
- km
SHIP3235
1746 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
26
Moderate winds from the SSW
(26 kph at 200).
- km
SHIP5479
1746 km SE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
26
Moderate winds from the SSW
(26 kph at 200).
SHIP7580
1746 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
26
Moderate winds from the SSW
(26 kph at 200).
- 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.