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Ridge A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Mon 27 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -47°C on Mon afternoon, min -55°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -53°C on Fri morning, min -56°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
30
N
25
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
5
NW
0
SW
10
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
max °C
-47
-47
-49
-51
-54
-53
-53
-54
-55
-54
-54
-53
-53
-53
-56
-55
-53
min °C
-48
-49
-50
-52
-54
-53
-53
-55
-55
-54
-54
-53
-53
-55
-56
-56
-54
-69
-68
-69
-70
-72
-62
-53
-72
-73
-70
-71
-67
-66
-72
-74
-76
-72
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
-48-48-50-52-54-53-53-55-55-54-54-53-53-54-56-56-54
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 -47°C on Mon afternoon, min -55°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed morning).

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -53°C on Fri morning, min -56°C on Sat morning). 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
Syowa
1642 km WNW
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-13° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
1716 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-28° C
clear
Clear
17
Light winds from the ENE.(Wind varies from 360 to 100 degs)
(17 kph at 70).
10.0 km
ASCATC36E68S
1809 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the E
(46 kph at 87).
- km
ASCATC30E69S
1822 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the ENE
(58 kph at 76).
- km
ASCATC31E68S
1825 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the E
(57 kph at 86).
- km
ASCATB31E68S
1829 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the E
(58 kph at 84).
- km
ASCATB30E69S
1831 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the ENE
(55 kph at 74).
- km
ASCATB35E68S
1834 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the E
(46 kph at 87).
- km
ASCATB36E68S
1834 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the E
(48 kph at 80).
- km
ASCATC35E68S
1836 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the E
(44 kph at 81).
- 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.