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Ridge A Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Thu 15 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -45°C on Thu night, min -53°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -36°C on Tue night, min -54°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sun morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Tue night).

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
4250
km/h
25
E
25
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
N
20
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
10
W
10
SSE
15
ESE
25
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
25
E
25
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-50
-46
-45
-49
-46
-45
-49
-46
-46
-53
-47
-47
-47
-43
-42
-45
-38
-36
min °C
-52
-48
-50
-50
-47
-48
-49
-48
-53
-54
-49
-50
-49
-45
-47
-45
-43
-38
 chill °C
-73
-68
-68
-67
-62
-67
-68
-65
-65
-67
-64
-71
-72
-66
-66
-64
-63
-58
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-51-47-48-50-47-47-49-47-50-54-48-49-48-44-45-45-41-37
Sunrise
12:00
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—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
Sunset
12:00
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—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
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12:00
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Ridge A Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ridge A is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -45°C on Thu night, min -53°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -36°C on Tue night, min -54°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sun morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Tue 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
DomeA
144 km NNE
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
972 km S
2835m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
1018 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
Davis
1447 km N
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-15°C
State of sky unchanged.
15
Light winds from the ESE
(15 kph at 120).
50 km
Mid: few
Mawson
1577 km NW
16m alt.
3 hours ago
-16°C
-
52
Near gales from the SSE
(52 kph at 150).
Syowa
1642 km WNW
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-18°C
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1705 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-24°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Williams Field
1716 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-19°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
BaseBelgranoII
1911 km SSW
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-10°C
moderate snow
Clouds developing.
20
Moderate winds from the SE
(20 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: overcast
1933 km WSW
1290m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0

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* 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.