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Ridge A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Fri 21 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -43°C on Sun night, min -50°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri morning, gales from the NW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -43°C on Tue night, min -54°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Wed night).

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
AM
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
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4250
4250
4250
4250
4300
4350
4300
4250
4300
4250
4300
km/h
35
NW
35
WNW
40
WNW
50
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
35
NW
40
NW
60
NW
70
NW
75
NW
65
WNW
55
WSW
60
W
60
W
60
W
55
W
40
W
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-47
-49
-48
-47
-46
-47
-46
-44
-43
-45
-46
-51
-49
-46
-43
-43
-44
-48
min °C
-48
-50
-50
-47
-47
-48
-48
-46
-44
-45
-50
-54
-53
-47
-47
-44
-45
-50
 chill °C
-70
-73
-73
-72
-72
-73
-70
-69
-71
-72
-78
-82
-82
-74
-73
-69
-69
-74
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-48-50-49-47-47-48-47-45-44-45-48-53-51-47-45-44-45-49
Sunrise
12:00
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 Sun night, min -50°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri morning, gales from the NW by Sun night).

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -43°C on Tue night, min -54°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Wed 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. (11 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Davis
1447 km N
23m alt.
58 minutes ago
-9° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, below eye level.
61
Near gales from the ENE
(61 kph at 60).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Mawson
1577 km NW
16m alt.
58 minutes ago
-11° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
126
Extremely windy from the SE
(126 kph at 140).
<100m
Mid: sky obscured
Syowa
1642 km WNW
26m alt.
58 minutes ago
-22° C
-
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 230).
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1705 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-36° C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
Williams Field
1716 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-26° C
clear
Fog freezing -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
BaseBelgranoII
1911 km SSW
256m alt.
58 minutes ago
-28° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 290).
40 km
Mid: clear
1933 km WSW
1290m alt.
58 minutes ago
-27° C
No report.
0

(0 kph at —)
Casey
1973 km NE
42m alt.
58 minutes ago
-12° C
-
24
Moderate winds from the E
(24 kph at 80).
Mid: overcast
Halvfarryggen
2177 km SW
694m alt.
58 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.

* 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.