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Ridge A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 am Mon 22 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Wed night, min -36°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Fri night, min -31°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Fri morning, calm by Sat afternoon).

Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
30
N
20
N
20
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
E
max °C
-35
-32
-32
-35
-32
-32
-33
-29
-27
-29
-27
-25
-28
-25
-24
-27
-25
-25
min °C
-36
-34
-34
-35
-33
-34
-34
-32
-29
-30
-28
-26
-29
-28
-27
-28
-27
-31
-49
-47
-48
-49
-45
-48
-49
-46
-42
-43
-41
-39
-44
-41
-36
-37
-32
-40
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
200
0
0
650
0
0
50
Cloud base (m)
4300
4250
4250
4300
4250
4300
4250
4250
4250
4250
4250
4750
4400
4250
4250
4350
4250
4250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-36-33-33-35-33-33-34-31-28-30-28-26-29-27-26-28-26-28
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 -27°C on Wed night, min -36°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Fri night, min -31°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Fri morning, calm by Sat afternoon).

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
DomeA
144 km NNE
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-42° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 260).
972 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-31° C
moderate snow
Clouds developing.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
31 km
Mid: scattered
1018 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-31° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Davis
1447 km N
23m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
-
28
Moderate winds from the NNE
(28 kph at 30).
Mawson
1577 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
-
28
Moderate winds from the SE
(28 kph at 140).
ASCATB68E67S
1588 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the SE
(19 kph at 138).
- km
ASCATB67E67S
1593 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the SSE
(20 kph at 162).
- km
Syowa
1642 km WNW
26m alt.
55 minutes ago
-2° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 200).
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1705 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-14° C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: broken
Mcmurdo
1713 km SE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
-
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 100).
36 km
Mid: scattered

* 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.