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Ridge A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Tue 21 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -39°C on Tue night, min -53°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed morning, moderate winds from the SW by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -52°C on Sun morning, min -55°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
20
N
30
NNW
40
NW
40
NW
40
NW
35
W
35
W
30
W
25
WSW
15
SSW
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SSE
10
SE
5
ESE
max °C
-44
-39
-39
-40
-42
-46
-46
-46
-50
-54
-54
-54
-54
-53
-52
-52
-53
min °C
-47
-40
-40
-41
-45
-47
-47
-49
-53
-54
-55
-54
-54
-54
-52
-53
-53
-65
-58
-61
-62
-66
-69
-69
-69
-72
-71
-72
-72
-73
-73
-68
-65
-63
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4300
4350
4300
4250
4250
4300
4300
4250
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-46-40-40-41-44-47-47-48-52-54-55-54-54-54-52-53-53
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 -39°C on Tue night, min -53°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed morning, moderate winds from the SW by Fri morning).

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -52°C on Sun morning, min -55°C on Fri 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
Davis
1447 km N
23m alt.
1 hour ago
-13° C
moderate snow
Freezing rain.
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 10).
Mawson
1577 km NW
16m alt.
1 hour ago
-15° C
State of sky unchanged.
Wind obs. (69 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
50 km
Mid: few
Syowa
1642 km WNW
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-10° C
-
11
Light winds from the SSE
(11 kph at 160).
Williams Field
1716 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-23° C
clear
Haze -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2.6 km
Low: overcast
ASCATC30E68S
1871 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the E
(44 kph at 88).
- km
ASCATC28E68S
1884 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the S
(44 kph at 185).
- km
ASCATC29E68S
1893 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the E
(25 kph at 92).
- km
BaseBelgranoII
1911 km SSW
256m alt.
1 hour ago
-18° C
-
13
Light winds from the SE
(13 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: clear
ASCATC27E68S
1919 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the S
(36 kph at 171).
- km
1933 km WSW
1290m alt.
1 hour ago
-27° C
No report.
0

(0 kph at —)

* 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.