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Ridge A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Sat 11 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -41°C on Sat night, min -47°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat night, calm by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -43°C on Thu morning, min -47°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
30
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
10
S
5
S
5
NE
5
N
5
WNW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
NW
10
N
15
N
20
NNW
25
NW
max °C
-41
-42
-43
-43
-45
-45
-45
-46
-46
-46
-47
-46
-45
-43
-44
-44
-45
-46
-47
min °C
-45
-44
-44
-45
-45
-46
-45
-46
-47
-47
-47
-47
-46
-44
-44
-46
-46
-46
-49
-65
-63
-62
-60
-59
-58
-53
-46
-56
-56
-61
-61
-61
-55
-52
-61
-62
-63
-69
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4350
4350
4300
4300
4300
4350
4300
4350
4300
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-43-43-44-44-45-46-45-46-47-47-47-47-46-44-44-45-46-46-48
Sunrise
5:22
5:50
6:31
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
8:45
8:20
7:37
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 -41°C on Sat night, min -47°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat night, calm by Mon night).

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -43°C on Thu morning, min -47°C on Tue 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
972 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
1.6 km
Mid: scattered
1018 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
1.6 km
Mid: broken
Bharati
1351 km N
35m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
28
Moderate winds from the ENE
(28 kph at 70).
1 km
Mid: overcast
Davis
1447 km N
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
50
Strong winds from the NNE
(50 kph at 30).
40 km
Mid: overcast
Mawson
1577 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
43
Strong winds from the ESE
(43 kph at 120).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Syowa
1642 km WNW
26m alt.
54 minutes ago
-5° C
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
Williams Field
1716 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-18° C
clear
Clear
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 1).
10.0 km
BaseBelgranoII
1911 km SSW
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-17° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 110).
40 km
Mid: few
1933 km WSW
1290m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0

(0 kph at —)
Casey
1973 km NE
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
State of sky unchanged.
11
Light winds from the ENE
(11 kph at 60).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy

* 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.