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Ridge A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Wed 18 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Fri night, min -44°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Wed morning, strong winds from the N by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Sat afternoon, min -45°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Sat afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Mon night).

Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
AM
PM
night
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PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
15
ESE
10
E
15
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
30
NNE
45
N
40
N
45
N
45
N
35
N
30
N
25
N
25
N
20
NNW
15
WNW
5
NNW
max °C
-40
-38
-38
-42
-39
-38
-36
-33
-30
-31
-27
-27
-30
-30
-29
-43
-40
-41
min °C
-41
-39
-44
-43
-41
-42
-39
-34
-31
-33
-29
-32
-32
-30
-39
-44
-41
-45
-54
-51
-60
-60
-59
-62
-57
-54
-49
-52
-47
-48
-48
-44
-55
-59
-54
-57
0
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
4250
4300
4300
4250
4300
4250
4250
4250
4250
4250
4300
4300
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-41-39-41-43-40-40-38-34-31-32-28-30-31-30-34-44-41-43
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 -30°C on Fri night, min -44°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Wed morning, strong winds from the N by Fri night).

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Sat afternoon, min -45°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Sat afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Mon night).

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.
1 hour ago
-39° C
light snow
Snow grains.
Wind obs. (24 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
1.2 km
Mid: overcast
1018 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-38° C
light snow
Snow grains.
28
Moderate winds from the SSW
(28 kph at 200).
1.2 km
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Bharati
1351 km N
35m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
58
Near gales from the ENE
(58 kph at 70).
2 km
Mid: overcast
Davis
1447 km N
23m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
Precipitation within sight but not hitting ground.
13
Light winds from the ENE
(13 kph at 70).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Mawson
1577 km NW
16m alt.
1 hour ago
-8° C
-
48
Strong winds from the SE
(48 kph at 140).
Syowa
1642 km WNW
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
moderate snow
Clouds developing.
Wind obs. (28 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1705 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the NW
(17 kph at 310).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: broken
Mcmurdo
1713 km SE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
-
11
Light winds from the
(11 kph at 270).
36 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
1716 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
ASCATB28E70S
1760 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the ENE
(23 kph at 70).
- 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.