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Ridge A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Thu 27 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -43°C on Thu night, min -54°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -47°C on Sun afternoon, min -58°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Mon morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Tue morning).

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
km/h
30
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
15
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
SSE
10
E
20
ENE
30
ESE
30
E
25
E
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-45
-43
-43
-45
-50
-52
-49
-44
-45
-47
-48
-49
-51
-48
-48
-50
-54
min °C
-45
-46
-44
-47
-54
-54
-52
-46
-45
-48
-50
-50
-52
-53
-49
-52
-58
 chill °C
-65
-64
-62
-65
-72
-75
-72
-66
-61
-62
-63
-60
-68
-72
-70
-74
-78
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-45-45-44-46-52-53-51-45-45-48-49-50-52-51-49-51-56
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
6:21
5:45
5:21
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
7:54
8:30
8:53

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Ridge A Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ridge A is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -43°C on Thu night, min -54°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -47°C on Sun afternoon, min -58°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Mon morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Tue 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
972 km S
2835m alt.
42 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (30 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
0.8 km
Mid: clear
1018 km S
3012m alt.
52 minutes ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (30 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Davis
1447 km N
23m alt.
42 minutes ago
-15°C
State of sky unchanged.
19
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 90).
50 km
Mid: scattered
Mawson
1577 km NW
16m alt.
42 minutes ago
-12°C
State of sky unchanged.
Wind obs. (54 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Syowa
1642 km WNW
26m alt.
42 minutes ago
-17°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
15
Light winds from the N
(15 kph at 0).
35 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
1716 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-18°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
46
Strong winds from the N.(Wind varies from 240 to 020 degs)
(46 kph at 350).
4.1 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBelgranoII
1911 km SSW
256m alt.
42 minutes ago
-31°C
-
9
Light winds from the SE
(9 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: few
1933 km WSW
1290m alt.
49 minutes ago
-27°C
No report.
0

(0 kph at —)
Casey
1973 km NE
42m alt.
42 minutes ago
-22°C
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
19
Light winds from the SSE
(19 kph at 150).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Jang Bogo Station
1995 km ESE
29m alt.
42 minutes ago
-32°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 320).
40 km
Mid: clear

* 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.