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– Lat/Long: 81.50° S 73.50° E

Ridge A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Sat 02 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -46°C on Mon afternoon, min -52°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -48°C on Tue night, min -54°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the W by Thu afternoon).

Sat
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
km/h
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
20
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
25
N
30
NNW
25
NW
15
WNW
10
W
10
W
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max °C
-51
-51
-51
-51
-50
-48
-46
-46
-48
-49
-48
-49
-50
-51
-53
-53
-53
min °C
-52
-52
-52
-51
-52
-48
-47
-49
-49
-49
-49
-49
-51
-53
-54
-54
-53
-67
-68
-69
-68
-70
-69
-68
-70
-70
-71
-70
-69
-73
-70
-70
-69
-67
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4300
4800
4350
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4350
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-52-52-52-51-51-48-47-48-49-49-49-49-51-52-54-54-53
Sunrise
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 -46°C on Mon afternoon, min -52°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -48°C on Tue night, min -54°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the W by Thu 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
DomeA
144 km NNE
4084m alt.
54 minutes ago
-62° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Davis
1447 km N
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-9° C
clear
Clear skies.
17
Light winds from the ESE
(17 kph at 110).
Mid: mostly cloudy
Mawson
1577 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-11° C
Precipitation within sight but not hitting ground.
46
Strong winds from the S
(46 kph at 180).
35 km
Mid: overcast
Syowa
1642 km WNW
26m alt.
54 minutes ago
-10° C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
Williams Field
1716 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-28° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
BaseBelgranoII
1911 km SSW
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-25° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
40 km
Mid: overcast
1933 km WSW
1290m alt.
1 hour ago
-27° C
No report.
0

(0 kph at —)
Casey
1973 km NE
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-17° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
67
Gales from the ESE
(67 kph at 110).
0.2 km
Mid: sky obscured
Halvfarryggen
2177 km SW
694m alt.
1 hour ago
-26° C
No report.
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 260).
2212 km SW
574m alt.
1 hour ago
-25° C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.

* 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.