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Ridge A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Wed 12 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -46°C on Wed night, min -55°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri morning, light winds from the W by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -40°C on Mon night, min -55°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Mon morning).

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
km/h
15
N
20
NNE
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
25
NW
5
WSW
5
SSW
10
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
35
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-53
-51
-46
-47
-47
-48
-49
-49
-51
-55
-52
-49
-46
-46
-47
-46
-42
-40
min °C
-54
-51
-49
-47
-48
-49
-49
-50
-55
-55
-54
-53
-46
-48
-49
-48
-44
-41
 chill °C
-72
-69
-68
-67
-68
-70
-70
-72
-73
-66
-54
-53
-64
-68
-71
-71
-64
-61
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-54-51-48-47-48-49-49-50-53-55-53-51-46-47-48-47-43-41
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 -46°C on Wed night, min -55°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri morning, light winds from the W by Fri night).

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -40°C on Mon night, min -55°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Mon morning).

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
1018 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
light snow
Snow grains.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
High: few
1933 km WSW
1290m alt.
2 hours ago
-27° C
No report.
0

(0 kph at —)
Halvfarryggen
2177 km SW
694m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
2212 km SW
574m alt.
2 hours ago
-
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
ASCATC126E64S
2407 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the NNW
(22 kph at 344).
- km
ASCATB125E64S
2410 km ENE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NW
(27 kph at 324).
- km
ASCATC127E65S
2411 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the NNW
(24 kph at 339).
- km
ASCATB127E64S
2413 km ENE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 355).
- km
ASCATB126E64S
2414 km ENE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the NNW
(22 kph at 332).
- km
ASCATC127E64S
2421 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the NNE
(25 kph at 18).
- 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.