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Ridge A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Fri 16 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Fri night, min -35°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Mon night, min -38°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
0
ENE
5
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
max °C
-33
-30
-29
-33
-30
-29
-34
-31
-30
-34
-33
-32
-37
-34
-33
-35
-32
-32
min °C
-34
-31
-33
-34
-31
-34
-35
-32
-32
-34
-33
-37
-38
-35
-36
-35
-34
-35
-44
-40
-42
-42
-37
-34
-43
-41
-45
-47
-46
-50
-52
-48
-49
-48
-47
-48
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4300
4300
4250
4300
4250
4250
4300
4250
4250
4300
4250
4250
4300
4250
4250
4300
4250
4250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-31-31-34-31-32-35-32-31-34-33-35-38-35-35-35-33-34
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 -29°C on Fri night, min -35°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Mon night, min -38°C on Tue morning). 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
143 km NNE
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-38° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 200).
946 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-33° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Syowa
1634 km WNW
26m alt.
52 minutes ago
-4° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the ENE
(22 kph at 60).
SHIP8606
1687 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
21
Moderate winds from the E
(21 kph at 100).
- km
Williams Field
1690 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the E
(22 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Mcmurdo Williams
1717 km SE
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-9° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
SHIP2245
1854 km WNW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
partially cloudy
25
Moderate winds from the W
(25 kph at 280).
9.3 km
SHIP7020
1854 km WNW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
partially cloudy
25
Moderate winds from the W
(25 kph at 280).
9.3 km
SHIP8665
1854 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
25
Moderate winds from the W
(26 kph at 280).
8.1 km
SHIP3553
1854 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
25
Moderate winds from the W
(26 kph at 280).
8.1 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.