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Ridge A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Sat 18 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -43°C on Sat afternoon, min -50°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -41°C on Tue night, min -54°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Tue night, light winds from the SW by Fri morning).

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
N
25
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
10
W
max °C
-43
-43
-45
-45
-45
-47
-49
-49
-49
-43
-41
-41
-43
-45
-50
-52
-54
min °C
-44
-45
-45
-46
-46
-48
-49
-50
-49
-47
-41
-42
-43
-48
-51
-53
-54
-62
-62
-62
-63
-63
-61
-62
-65
-65
-66
-60
-61
-62
-66
-69
-70
-70
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4300
4300
4300
4300
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4250
4300
4250
4300
4300
4300
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-44-44-45-46-46-48-49-50-49-45-41-42-43-47-51-53-54
Sunrise
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 -43°C on Sat afternoon, min -50°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -41°C on Tue night, min -54°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Tue night, light winds from the SW by Fri 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
Syowa
1642 km WNW
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-9° C
-
13
Light winds from the S
(13 kph at 190).
Williams Field
1716 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-19° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: broken
ASCATC61E66S
1783 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the SSW
(20 kph at 201).
- km
ASCATB60E66S
1785 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the SSW
(28 kph at 204).
- km
ASCATC60E66S
1788 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the SSW
(28 kph at 204).
- km
ASCATB61E66S
1798 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the S
(21 kph at 191).
- km
ASCATB59E66S
1808 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the SSW
(43 kph at 200).
- km
ASCATC59E66S
1811 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the SSW
(43 kph at 202).
- km
ASCATB45E67S
1824 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the SE
(34 kph at 130).
- km
ASCATB61E65S
1825 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
- 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.