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Ridge A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Thu 18 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -54°C on Thu afternoon, min -57°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu night, fresh winds from the E by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -53°C on Sun night, min -58°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
km/h
20
WSW
15
S
15
SE
20
ESE
35
E
30
ENE
20
NE
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
10
NW
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
max °C
-54
-56
-54
-55
-54
-54
-54
-55
-56
-55
-53
-54
-55
-57
-58
-57
-57
min °C
-57
-57
-57
-55
-54
-54
-56
-56
-56
-55
-54
-55
-56
-58
-58
-58
-58
-76
-74
-76
-76
-79
-78
-75
-76
-76
-74
-74
-76
-78
-78
-71
-74
-74
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4350
4300
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-56-57-56-55-54-54-55-56-56-55-54-55-56-58-58-58-58
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 -54°C on Thu afternoon, min -57°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu night, fresh winds from the E by Fri night).

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -53°C on Sun night, min -58°C on Mon 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
1018 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Mid: scattered
Williams Field
1716 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-16° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
1933 km WSW
1290m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0

(0 kph at —)
ASCATB46E66S
1933 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the SSW
(32 kph at 194).
- km
ASCATB45E66S
1939 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the SSW
(30 kph at 197).
- km
ASCATC46E66S
1942 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the SE
(26 kph at 137).
- km
ASCATB46E65S
1955 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 174).
- km
ASCATC45E66S
1955 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the SE
(27 kph at 142).
- km
ASCATC47E65S
1956 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the SE
(40 kph at 129).
- km
ASCATC46E65S
1960 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the SSE
(20 kph at 152).
- 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.