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Ridge A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Thu 06 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -38°C on Thu morning, min -53°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Thu night, moderate winds from the NNE by Fri afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -51°C on Mon morning, min -58°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
AM
PM
night
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PM
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PM
night
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PM
night
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PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
4250
4300
4300
4300
4300
4250
4300
4300
4300
4350
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
4350
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km/h
55
N
55
NNW
50
NNW
30
NNW
25
N
35
NE
30
NE
35
NNE
30
NNE
20
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
30
W
25
WSW
15
SSW
15
ESE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-38
-38
-39
-47
-47
-46
-49
-48
-47
-54
-53
-52
-51
-54
-55
-57
-57
-53
min °C
-38
-39
-46
-49
-50
-51
-49
-48
-53
-54
-54
-53
-53
-55
-56
-58
-57
-56
 chill °C
-60
-62
-68
-70
-71
-74
-71
-70
-74
-73
-75
-74
-74
-76
-79
-77
-74
-74
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-38-39-43-48-49-49-49-48-50-54-54-53-52-55-56-58-57-55
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 -38°C on Thu morning, min -53°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Thu night, moderate winds from the NNE by Fri afternoon).

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -51°C on Mon morning, min -58°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds.

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.
1 hour ago
-19° C
light snow
Light snow.
33
Fresh winds from the E
(33 kph at 80).
1.5 km
Mid: broken
High: overcast
hy2b94E61S
2397 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the NNE
(38 kph at 20).
- km
ASCATB126E64S
2420 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the E
(43 kph at 82).
- km
ASCATB125E64S
2427 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the ENE
(51 kph at 58).
- km
ASCATB122E64S
2431 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the ENE
(50 kph at 64).
- km
hy2b107E62S
2440 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 268).
- km
hy2b103E61S
2440 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 305).
- km
hy2b92E60S
2441 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NE
(48 kph at 38).
- km
ASCATB123E64S
2444 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NE
(51 kph at 56).
- km
ASCATB127E64S
2448 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the E
(40 kph at 90).
- 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.