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Ridge A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Mon 11 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -36°C on Thu afternoon, min -53°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue morning, near gales from the WNW by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Fri night, min -50°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Thu night, light winds from the SSE by Sun morning).

Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
km/h
5
NW
5
WNW
5
W
10
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
W
45
W
40
W
45
W
45
W
45
W
35
W
25
W
20
WSW
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
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max °C
-50
-49
-50
-49
-50
-50
-51
-40
-36
-38
-41
-36
-34
-35
-40
-43
-48
-50
-51
min °C
-50
-49
-50
-51
-52
-53
-53
-47
-37
-40
-41
-37
-35
-37
-42
-47
-49
-50
-52
-60
-59
-60
-66
-70
-74
-75
-68
-58
-62
-63
-58
-55
-55
-59
-57
-60
-62
-65
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4250
4250
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-50-49-50-50-51-52-52-44-37-39-41-37-35-36-41-45-49-50-52
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 -36°C on Thu afternoon, min -53°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue morning, near gales from the WNW by Thu afternoon).

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Fri night, min -50°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Thu night, light winds from the SSE by Sun morning).

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
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
Mid: mostly cloudy
Mawson
1577 km NW
16m alt.
3 hours ago
-14° C
-
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 270).
Syowa
1642 km WNW
26m alt.
36 minutes ago
-4° C
-
9
Light winds from the NNE
(9 kph at 30).
Williams Field
1716 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-16° C
clear
Clear
15
Light winds from the ENE.(Wind varies from 360 to 090 degs)
(15 kph at 60).
10.0 km
BaseBelgranoII
1911 km SSW
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-14° C
Clouds dissolving.
24
Moderate winds from the SE
(24 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: scattered
1933 km WSW
1290m alt.
36 minutes ago
-27° C
No report.
0

(0 kph at —)
Casey
1973 km NE
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-11° C
-
17
Light winds from the SSE
(17 kph at 160).
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB87E64S
2013 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the WSW
(30 kph at 250).
- km
ASCATB82E64S
2021 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SW
(46 kph at 221).
- km
ASCATB84E64S
2021 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the SW
(47 kph at 222).
- 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.