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Ridge A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Wed 22 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -40°C on Wed afternoon, min -54°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed night, light winds from the S by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -52°C on Sat afternoon, min -56°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
35
NW
40
WNW
40
W
40
W
30
W
20
SW
15
SSW
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
15
NE
5
N
10
W
10
W
max °C
-40
-41
-43
-43
-45
-50
-53
-53
-52
-52
-54
-54
-53
-53
-55
-55
-56
min °C
-40
-43
-45
-43
-48
-53
-54
-54
-52
-53
-54
-54
-53
-56
-55
-56
-56
-60
-65
-67
-65
-67
-70
-70
-72
-73
-73
-74
-73
-73
-66
-55
-69
-70
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4250
4250
4250
4250
4250
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4350
4350
4350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-40-42-44-43-47-52-54-54-52-53-54-54-53-55-55-56-56
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 -40°C on Wed afternoon, min -54°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed night, light winds from the S by Fri afternoon).

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -52°C on Sat afternoon, min -56°C on Sun 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
DomeA
144 km NNE
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Davis
1447 km N
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-5° C
clear
Clear skies.
13
Light winds from the E
(13 kph at 80).
Mid: mostly cloudy
Mawson
1577 km NW
16m alt.
3 hours ago
-13° C
State of sky unchanged.
67
Gales from the SE
(67 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Syowa
1642 km WNW
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
-
46
Strong winds from the NE
(46 kph at 50).
Williams Field
1716 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-25° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
BaseBelgranoII
1911 km SSW
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-22° C
-
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 180).
40 km
Mid: scattered
1933 km WSW
1290m alt.
1 hour ago
-27° C
No report.
0

(0 kph at —)
Casey
1973 km NE
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
Precipitation within sight but not hitting ground.
Wind obs. (54 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: overcast
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
-
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).

* 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.