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Ridge A Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Sat 03 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -47°C on Sun afternoon, min -52°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -43°C on Wed afternoon, min -51°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Tue night, fresh winds from the NNE by Thu night).

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
AM
PM
night
AM
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
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4300
4300
4350
4350
4350
4450
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
4350
4300
4300
4250
4300
4300
4300
km/h
10
NW
15
NNW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
20
ENE
10
E
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
E
25
ENE
35
ENE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-52
-48
-48
-51
-47
-47
-51
-47
-47
-50
-47
-47
-48
-43
-43
-50
-46
-46
min °C
-52
-50
-52
-52
-49
-52
-52
-48
-51
-51
-48
-49
-48
-45
-50
-51
-48
-49
 chill °C
-65
-65
-70
-70
-63
-68
-68
-64
-72
-71
-66
-65
-65
-62
-68
-70
-68
-72
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-52-49-50-52-48-50-52-48-49-51-48-48-48-44-47-51-47-48
Sunrise
11:41
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—
11:29
—
—
11:15
—
—
11:02
—
—
10:47
—
—
10:30
—
—
Sunset
—
4:03
—
—
4:16
—
—
4:28
—
—
4:41
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—
4:56
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—
5:11
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Ridge A Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ridge A is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -47°C on Sun afternoon, min -52°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -43°C on Wed afternoon, min -51°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Tue night, fresh winds from the NNE by Thu 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
Davis
1447 km N
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-15°C
clear
Clear skies.
17
Light winds from the ENE
(17 kph at 70).
Mawson
1577 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-22°C
-
41
Strong winds from the S
(41 kph at 170).
Syowa
1642 km WNW
26m alt.
44 minutes ago
-23°C
-
13
Light winds from the S
(13 kph at 190).
Williams Field
1716 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-21°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
Wind obs. (56 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
2.5 km
Mid: few
High: overcast
BaseBelgranoII
1911 km SSW
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-25°C
moderate snow
Clouds dissolving.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: scattered
1933 km WSW
1290m alt.
49 minutes ago
-
0

(0 kph at —)
Casey
1973 km NE
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-7°C
-
76
Severe gales from the SE
(76 kph at 140).
Halvfarryggen
2177 km SW
694m alt.
48 minutes ago
-
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 80).
ASCATC59E61S
2385 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the ENE
(31 kph at 69).
- km
ASCATC61E60S
2407 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the E
(23 kph at 87).
- 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.