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Ridge A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Thu 30 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -49°C on Thu night, min -54°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -49°C on Mon morning, min -51°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
km/h
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
20
S
15
S
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
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max °C
-54
-53
-49
-50
-51
-51
-53
-54
-52
-51
-51
-50
-49
-49
-49
-50
-50
-50
min °C
-54
-53
-53
-51
-51
-53
-53
-54
-54
-51
-51
-51
-49
-49
-50
-50
-51
-50
-73
-73
-73
-71
-70
-68
-69
-70
-69
-61
-59
-64
-63
-59
-60
-60
-62
-58
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
4450
4350
4300
4300
4350
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-54-53-51-51-51-52-53-54-53-51-51-51-49-49-50-50-51-50
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 -49°C on Thu night, min -54°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -49°C on Mon morning, min -51°C on Sun 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
-62° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Davis
1447 km N
23m alt.
38 minutes ago
-19° C
clear
Clear skies.
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 130).
Mid: few
Mawson
1577 km NW
16m alt.
38 minutes ago
-10° C
-
109
Extremely windy from the SSE
(109 kph at 150).
Syowa
1642 km WNW
26m alt.
38 minutes ago
-7° C
-
Wind obs. (31 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
Williams Field
1716 km SE
8m alt.
54 minutes ago
-28° C
clear
Haze -.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
2.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
ASCATB60E66S
1825 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
96
Stormy winds from the ESE
(96 kph at 123).
- km
ASCATB59E66S
1826 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
87
Stormy winds from the SE
(87 kph at 125).
- km
ASCATB51E66S
1884 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the E
(37 kph at 89).
- km
ASCATB32E68S
1899 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the ESE
(29 kph at 109).
- km
ASCATB50E66S
1899 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the E
(39 kph at 79).
- 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.