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Ridge A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Wed 22 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -48°C on Fri night, min -57°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -50°C on Sat morning, min -60°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
4300
4300
4300
4350
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4350
4350
4350
km/h
10
E
10
ENE
10
N
5
N
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NNE
15
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
WSW
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-54
-56
-56
-55
-53
-54
-54
-51
-48
-50
-54
-55
-56
-56
-57
-58
-58
-60
min °C
-55
-56
-57
-56
-54
-54
-54
-53
-51
-52
-54
-56
-57
-57
-57
-58
-59
-60
 chill °C
-70
-71
-71
-68
-65
-63
-67
-70
-68
-67
-67
-70
-73
-74
-75
-75
-74
-73
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-55-56-57-56-54-54-54-52-50-51-54-56-57-57-57-58-59-60
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 -48°C on Fri night, min -57°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -50°C on Sat morning, min -60°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
Williams Field
1716 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-19° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (30 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
1933 km WSW
1290m alt.
2 hours ago
-27° C
No report.
0

(0 kph at —)
ASCATB173E75S
2085 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the W
(43 kph at 268).
- km
Halvfarryggen
2177 km SW
694m alt.
2 hours ago
-26° C
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC54E63S
2190 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the SW
(56 kph at 219).
- km
ASCATC53E63S
2207 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the SSW
(54 kph at 206).
- km
ASCATC52E63S
2209 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the S
(50 kph at 191).
- km
2212 km SW
574m alt.
2 hours ago
-25° C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC51E63S
2220 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the S
(63 kph at 174).
- km
ASCATC60E62S
2264 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the W
(55 kph at 273).
- 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.