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Ridge A Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 5 am Thu 24 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -46°C on Thu night, min -57°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Thu night, light winds from the SW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -48°C on Tue afternoon, min -56°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
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
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4350
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
km/h
30
W
35
W
35
W
40
W
30
W
20
WSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
WSW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-48
-47
-46
-47
-49
-50
-56
-53
-53
-55
-54
-52
-52
-50
-50
-51
-48
-48
min °C
-50
-48
-48
-48
-49
-57
-56
-55
-55
-56
-56
-53
-52
-51
-53
-51
-50
-51
 chill °C
-72
-70
-71
-70
-71
-75
-74
-74
-75
-75
-74
-67
-52
-51
-71
-69
-68
-71
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-49-48-47-48-49-54-56-54-54-56-55-53-52-51-52-51-49-50
Sunrise
12:30
12:19
12:08
12:57
11:47
11:34
Sunset
1:21
1:31
1:40
2:52
2:01
2:13

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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 Thu night, min -57°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Thu night, light winds from the SW by Fri night).

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -48°C on Tue afternoon, min -56°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

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
-
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 260).
3.6 km
Mid: few
Syowa
1642 km WNW
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-11°C
-
56
Near gales from the ENE
(56 kph at 70).
Williams Field
1716 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-26°C
clear
Haze -.
26
Moderate winds from the ENE
(26 kph at 70).
2.1 km
Low: overcast
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 W
(17 kph at 260).
2212 km SW
574m alt.
1 hour ago
-25°C
No report.
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
ASCATB52E62S
2318 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the W
(56 kph at 279).
- km
ASCATC64E61S
2359 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
14
Light winds from the S
(14 kph at 190).
- km
ASCATC63E61S
2364 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the SSE
(41 kph at 160).
- km
ASCATC62E61S
2366 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the WSW
(23 kph at 257).
- 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.