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Ridge A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Mon 03 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -42°C on Wed night, min -56°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the NNE by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -40°C on Thu afternoon, min -57°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4250
4300
4300
4250
4250
4300
4300
4350
4350
4350
km/h
5
E
10
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
20
N
25
N
30
N
35
NNE
40
NNE
40
N
50
N
50
NNW
45
NW
35
NW
20
WNW
10
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-55
-53
-51
-51
-52
-52
-49
-46
-42
-41
-40
-41
-45
-49
-52
-57
-56
-54
min °C
-56
-55
-53
-52
-52
-52
-52
-48
-45
-41
-40
-43
-47
-50
-55
-57
-56
-56
 chill °C
-68
-69
-69
-72
-70
-70
-75
-70
-67
-62
-62
-66
-70
-72
-72
-71
-66
-66
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-56-54-52-52-52-52-51-47-44-41-40-42-46-50-54-57-56-55
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 -42°C on Wed night, min -56°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the NNE by Wed night).

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -40°C on Thu afternoon, min -57°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat night).

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
Williams Field
1716 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-36° C
light snow
Light snow.
24
Moderate winds from the E
(24 kph at 100).
7.0 km
Low: scattered
1933 km WSW
1290m alt.
3 hours ago
-27° C
No report.
0

(0 kph at —)
Halvfarryggen
2177 km SW
694m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
2212 km SW
574m alt.
3 hours ago
-25° C
No report.
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
ASCATB130E64S
2567 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the N
(53 kph at 356).
- km
ASCATB130E63S
2587 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
56
Near gales from the N
(56 kph at 1).
- km
ASCATB131E63S
2587 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the N
(54 kph at 354).
- km
ASCATC132E63S
2620 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the N
(59 kph at 357).
- km
ASCATB133E63S
2623 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the N
(54 kph at 351).
- km
ASCATB132E63S
2627 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the N
(59 kph at 351).
- 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.