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Ridge A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Wed 30 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -38°C on Wed night, min -46°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -43°C on Sat afternoon, min -49°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Wed
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
30
S
25
SSE
30
SE
40
SE
35
SE
35
SE
 cm 
 mm 
max°C
-42
-38
-41
-41
-42
-42
-45
-45
-43
-43
-43
-44
-48
-43
-43
-44
-45
min°C
-43
-42
-41
-43
-43
-43
-46
-46
-46
-44
-45
-47
-49
-48
-44
-44
-48
chill°C 
-59
-59
-56
-58
-59
-61
-64
-63
-64
-62
-62
-67
-68
-69
-65
-65
-68
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4300
4300
4300
4350
4400
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-43-40-41-42-43-43-46-46-45-44-44-46-49-46-44-44-47
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 -38°C on Wed night, min -46°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -43°C on Sat afternoon, min -49°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly strong 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Syowa
1642 km WNW
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-5° C
-
44
Strong winds from the E
(44 kph at 80).
Williams Field
1716 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (41 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
9.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Cape Ross
1769 km ESE
212m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
-
Wind obs. (48 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
1985 km ESE
93m alt.
2 hours ago
-9° C
-
61
Near gales from the WNW
(61 kph at 290).
Priestley Glacier
2038 km ESE
1925m alt.
2 hours ago
-35° C
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
Halvfarryggen
2177 km SW
694m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC13E68S
2187 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
70
Gales from the S
(70 kph at 189).
- km
2212 km SW
574m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC12E68S
2216 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
69
Gales from the SSW
(69 kph at 192).
- km
ASCATC13E67S
2225 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the SSW
(59 kph at 202).
- 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.