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Ridge A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Sun 19 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -40°C on Tue night, min -50°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon night, fresh winds from the NNW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -40°C on Wed morning, min -53°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Wed morning, light winds from the SW by Fri night).

Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNE
20
N
30
NNW
40
NNW
40
NW
40
NW
40
WNW
30
W
30
W
25
W
20
W
15
WSW
max °C
-47
-45
-47
-48
-48
-49
-50
-48
-40
-40
-40
-41
-42
-48
-45
-45
-46
-50
min °C
-47
-47
-48
-48
-49
-50
-50
-50
-45
-40
-41
-42
-44
-48
-46
-45
-48
-53
-64
-63
-65
-64
-62
-62
-65
-68
-65
-61
-62
-63
-65
-68
-67
-63
-65
-67
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4300
4300
4350
4300
4300
4350
4300
4300
4300
4250
4250
4250
4250
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-47-46-48-48-49-50-50-49-43-40-41-42-43-48-46-45-47-52
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 -40°C on Tue night, min -50°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon night, fresh winds from the NNW by Tue night).

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -40°C on Wed morning, min -53°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Wed morning, light winds from the SW by Fri 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
DomeA
144 km NNE
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-60° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 230).
Davis
1447 km N
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-
17
Light winds from the NNE
(17 kph at 20).
Mid: mostly cloudy
Mawson
1577 km NW
16m alt.
3 hours ago
-15° C
-
35
Fresh winds from the S
(35 kph at 170).
Syowa
1642 km WNW
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-9° C
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
Williams Field
1716 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-24° C
clear
Clear
35
Fresh winds from the E
(35 kph at 100).
10.0 km
ASCATC37E68S
1805 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the ENE
(27 kph at 58).
- km
ASCATB37E68S
1816 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the NE
(25 kph at 50).
- km
ASCATC30E69S
1839 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the SE
(47 kph at 137).
- km
ASCATB29E69S
1842 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the SE
(40 kph at 132).
- km
ASCATC29E69S
1843 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the SE
(39 kph at 132).
- 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.