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Ridge A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Tue 08 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -50°C on Thu afternoon, min -57°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed night, near gales from the NW by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -45°C on Mon afternoon, min -49°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the N on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Mon morning).

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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Cloud base (m)
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km/h
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-51
-54
-55
-55
-51
-50
-50
-51
-50
-48
-48
-48
-48
-47
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min °C
-54
-55
-55
-57
-55
-51
-51
-51
-50
-49
-48
-48
-48
-48
-47
-47
 chill °C
-75
-76
-76
-77
-75
-72
-75
-76
-76
-76
-75
-76
-75
-76
-74
-74
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Sunrise
3:17
3:04
2:52
2:41
2:30
Sunset
10:52
11:05
11:15
11:27
11:37

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Ridge A Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ridge A is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -50°C on Thu afternoon, min -57°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed night, near gales from the NW by Fri afternoon).

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -45°C on Mon afternoon, min -49°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the N on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the NNW 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
-
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 80).
1.6 km
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Syowa
1642 km WNW
26m alt.
2 hours ago
-12°C
-
6
Light winds from the WNW
(6 kph at 290).
Williams Field
1716 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-33°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
1933 km WSW
1290m alt.
1 hour ago
-27°C
No report.
0

(0 kph at —)
Halvfarryggen
2177 km SW
694m alt.
1 hour ago
-26°C
No report.
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 80).
2212 km SW
574m alt.
1 hour ago
-25°C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB151E62S
3165 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the WNW
(31 kph at 286).
- km
ASCATB152E62S
3188 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the WNW
(33 kph at 289).
- km
ASCATB153E62S
3200 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the WNW
(37 kph at 287).
- km
ASCATB154E62S
3224 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the WNW
(36 kph at 286).
- 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.