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Ridge A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Wed 26 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Wed night, min -36°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed morning, calm by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sun afternoon, min -37°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
 km/h
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
25
W
20
W
15
W
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SE
5
E
10
ENE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
N
0
NW
5
E
5
E
10
E
 cm 
 mm 
max°C
-34
-31
-30
-34
-31
-30
-35
-31
-30
-35
-31
-31
-31
-28
-28
-35
-31
-30
min°C
-35
-32
-34
-35
-33
-34
-35
-32
-36
-37
-33
-32
-33
-29
-33
-35
-32
-35
chill°C 
-53
-48
-50
-51
-47
-46
-46
-39
-43
-45
-42
-39
-41
-29
-33
-41
-40
-45
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4400
4250
4350
4250
4400
4300
4250
4250
4300
4250
4250
4250
4250
4250
4300
4250
4250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-35-32-32-35-32-32-35-32-33-36-32-32-32-29-31-35-32-33
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 Wed night, min -36°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed morning, calm by Fri night).

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sun afternoon, min -37°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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
DomeA
144 km NNE
4084m alt.
42 minutes ago
-
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 320).
1018 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-33° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Syowa
1642 km WNW
26m alt.
42 minutes ago
0° C
-
48
Strong winds from the ENE
(48 kph at 70).
Williams Field
1716 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
30
Fresh winds from the ENE
(30 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Cape Ross
1769 km ESE
212m alt.
42 minutes ago
-2° C
-
20
Moderate winds from the SSE
(20 kph at 160).
1933 km WSW
1290m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0

(0 kph at —)
ASCATC109E66S
1936 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the SE
(41 kph at 137).
- km
ASCATC108E66S
1954 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the SSE
(27 kph at 154).
- km
ASCATC107E66S
1960 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the SSE
(27 kph at 153).
- km
ASCATC110E66S
1976 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the SE
(24 kph at 136).
- 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.