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Ridge A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Fri 31 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -49°C on Fri afternoon, min -56°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -40°C on Wed night, min -55°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue morning, near gales from the N by Wed night).

Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4250
km/h
30
N
35
N
30
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
15
NW
15
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
10
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
35
NNW
40
N
50
N
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-50
-49
-49
-50
-51
-50
-51
-54
-55
-51
-48
-49
-54
-53
-54
-51
-43
-40
min °C
-51
-50
-50
-51
-52
-52
-53
-56
-55
-55
-49
-53
-54
-54
-55
-53
-46
-42
 chill °C
-73
-73
-71
-71
-72
-73
-75
-76
-73
-72
-66
-69
-68
-73
-74
-77
-68
-64
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-51-50-50-51-52-51-52-55-55-53-49-51-54-54-55-52-45-41
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 -49°C on Fri afternoon, min -56°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Sun night).

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -40°C on Wed night, min -55°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue morning, near gales from the N 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
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1705 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-42° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the ESE
(17 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Williams Field
1716 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-33° C
light snow
Light snow.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
1.8 km
Mid: few
High: overcast
1933 km WSW
1290m alt.
1 hour ago
-27° C
No report.
0

(0 kph at —)
Halvfarryggen
2177 km SW
694m alt.
1 hour ago
-26° C
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
2212 km SW
574m alt.
1 hour ago
-25° C
No report.
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
ASCATC31E62S
2564 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NNW
(53 kph at 332).
- km
ASCATC30E62S
2583 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the NNW
(52 kph at 337).
- km
ASCATC31E61S
2588 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NNW
(50 kph at 334).
- km
ASCATB29E62S
2594 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
56
Near gales from the NNW
(56 kph at 336).
- km
ASCATC29E62S
2594 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
56
Near gales from the NNW
(56 kph at 335).
- 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.