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Ridge A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 am Tue 03 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Thu afternoon, min -36°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Tue night, near gales from the W by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Thu night, min -42°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Thu night, light winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
40
NNW
35
N
30
N
30
NNE
30
NNW
40
NW
40
W
55
W
55
W
45
W
40
W
35
W
30
W
20
W
15
WNW
30
NNW
30
NW
35
W
35
WSW
max °C
-30
-32
-32
-31
-32
-32
-32
-31
-29
-28
-29
-31
-30
-37
-31
-30
-36
-42
-42
min °C
-31
-33
-33
-33
-33
-33
-36
-32
-30
-29
-30
-31
-39
-37
-33
-33
-40
-42
-47
-49
-50
-50
-50
-51
-52
-55
-53
-50
-47
-47
-48
-57
-52
-46
-51
-59
-62
-68
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4250
4250
4250
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4250
4300
4300
4250
4300
4300
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-33-33-32-33-33-34-32-30-29-30-31-35-37-32-32-38-42-45
Sunrise
9:51
10:15
10:34
10:52
11:07
11:22
Sunset
6:47
6:22
6:03
5:45
5:28
5:13

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Ridge A Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ridge A is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Thu afternoon, min -36°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Tue night, near gales from the W by Thu morning).

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Thu night, min -42°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Thu night, light winds from the WNW by Sat 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
Bharati
1351 km N
35m alt.
41 minutes ago
-2° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
31
Fresh winds from the E
(31 kph at 90).
4 km
Mid: overcast
Davis
1447 km N
23m alt.
41 minutes ago
-2° C
clear
Clear skies.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
Mid: few
ASCATB77E69S
1447 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the SW
(18 kph at 226).
- km
ASCATB75E69S
1448 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the SW
(24 kph at 232).
- km
ASCATC76E69S
1450 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the WSW
(21 kph at 240).
- km
ASCATC75E69S
1450 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the WSW
(27 kph at 236).
- km
ASCATC77E69S
1452 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the WSW
(21 kph at 237).
- km
ASCATB76E69S
1452 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the SW
(21 kph at 235).
- km
ASCATC71E68S
1495 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the WSW
(32 kph at 252).
- km
ASCATC72E68S
1510 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the SW
(30 kph at 221).
- 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.