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Ridge A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Tue 26 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -45°C on Thu night, min -52°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -47°C on Fri morning, min -56°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
km/h
5
S
10
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
30
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
N
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
max °C
-46
-47
-48
-51
-51
-50
-51
-50
-45
-47
-51
-52
-52
-54
-54
-54
-55
-55
min °C
-47
-48
-51
-52
-51
-51
-51
-50
-47
-51
-52
-52
-53
-54
-55
-55
-56
-56
-47
-62
-68
-70
-70
-70
-70
-70
-68
-66
-65
-62
-69
-72
-73
-72
-74
-73
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4300
4300
4300
4350
4300
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4350
4350
4350
4350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-47-48-50-52-51-51-51-50-46-49-52-52-53-54-55-55-56-56
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 -45°C on Thu night, min -52°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Thu night).

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -47°C on Fri morning, min -56°C on Sun afternoon). 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
Syowa
1642 km WNW
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-11° C
-
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 260).
Williams Field
1716 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-20° C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
ASCATB41E67S
1863 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
10
Light winds from the W
(10 kph at 273).
- km
ASCATB40E67S
1901 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the W
(21 kph at 266).
- km
ASCATB39E67S
1915 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
17
Light winds from the SW
(17 kph at 234).
- km
ASCATB38E67S
1917 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the SW
(23 kph at 221).
- km
ASCATB31E68S
1919 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the WSW
(30 kph at 246).
- km
1933 km WSW
1290m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0

(0 kph at —)
ASCATB37E67S
1934 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the SW
(31 kph at 219).
- km
ASCATB31E67S
1973 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the WSW
(36 kph at 238).
- 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.