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Ridge A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Fri 03 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -43°C on Sat morning, min -57°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat night, light winds from the NE by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -50°C on Mon afternoon, min -54°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
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
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
km/h
25
WSW
30
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
15
ESE
15
NE
15
N
20
NW
15
W
5
S
5
N
10
N
15
NW
10
W
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-46
-44
-43
-44
-46
-51
-54
-56
-54
-50
-51
-54
-53
-51
-51
-52
-52
min °C
-50
-46
-43
-45
-49
-53
-56
-57
-55
-53
-54
-54
-54
-52
-52
-52
-53
 chill °C
-70
-66
-64
-66
-71
-75
-76
-75
-71
-70
-73
-70
-54
-52
-65
-70
-68
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-48-45-43-45-48-52-55-57-55-52-53-54-54-52-52-52-53
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 morning, min -57°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat night, light winds from the NE by Mon morning).

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -50°C on Mon afternoon, min -54°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

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.
3 hours ago
-14° C
clear
Clear
19
Light winds from the N.(Wind varies from 290 to 020 degs)
(19 kph at 350).
10.0 km
1933 km WSW
1290m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0

(0 kph at —)
Halvfarryggen
2177 km SW
694m alt.
2 hours ago
-26° C
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
2212 km SW
574m alt.
2 hours ago
-25° C
No report.
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
ASCATC9E60S
3077 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NW
(45 kph at 322).
- km
ASCATC8E60S
3081 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NNW
(54 kph at 341).
- km
ASCATC7E60S
3102 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NNW
(49 kph at 341).
- km
ASCATB7E60S
3120 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NNW
(51 kph at 339).
- km
ASCATC6E60S
3137 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the N
(54 kph at 352).
- km
ASCATB6E60S
3138 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NNW
(51 kph at 342).
- 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.