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Ridge A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Wed 02 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -53°C on Wed night, min -55°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -52°C on Mon morning, min -57°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat morning, strong winds from the E by Mon night).

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
25
S
20
S
10
S
10
SSE
15
SE
15
E
10
ENE
5
NE
0
ENE
10
SSE
10
S
15
S
10
S
15
SSE
20
ESE
25
E
30
E
40
E
 cm 
 mm 
max°C
-55
-55
-53
-53
-54
-55
-55
-54
-53
-54
-55
-56
-57
-57
-56
-52
-53
-53
min°C
-55
-55
-54
-54
-54
-55
-55
-55
-54
-54
-55
-56
-57
-57
-57
-54
-53
-55
chill°C 
-76
-74
-70
-70
-70
-71
-68
-65
-54
-66
-70
-72
-73
-74
-76
-76
-76
-79
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4350
4350
4300
4350
4300
4300
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-55-55-54-54-54-55-55-55-54-54-55-56-57-57-57-53-53-54
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 -53°C on Wed night, min -55°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -52°C on Mon morning, min -57°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat morning, strong winds from the E by Mon night).

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.
4 hours ago
-65° C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
1018 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
3.2 km
Mid: few
Williams Field
1716 km SE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-22° C
clear
Clear
15
Light winds from the NNW.(Wind varies from 300 to 170 degs)
(15 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Cape Ross
1769 km ESE
212m alt.
2 hours ago
-24° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 250).
1933 km WSW
1290m alt.
3 hours ago
-27° C
No report.
0

(0 kph at —)
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
1985 km ESE
93m alt.
4 hours ago
-26° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 210).
Priestley Glacier
2038 km ESE
1925m alt.
2 hours ago
-41° C
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
Halvfarryggen
2177 km SW
694m alt.
3 hours ago
-26° C
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
2212 km SW
574m alt.
3 hours ago
-25° C
No report.
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
Cape Phillips
2241 km ESE
780m alt.
2 hours ago
-28° C
-
15
Light winds from the WSW
(15 kph at 250).

* 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.