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Ridge A Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Wed 21 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -38°C on Wed night, min -49°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -42°C on Mon night, min -50°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SE by Mon night).

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
4300
4300
4250
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4250
4300
4250
4250
km/h
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
NE
5
NNW
5
W
10
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
20
SSE
30
SE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-42
-39
-38
-46
-42
-42
-48
-44
-43
-47
-44
-43
-48
-45
-44
-48
-44
-42
min °C
-43
-41
-43
-46
-43
-49
-49
-46
-49
-48
-45
-48
-49
-46
-50
-50
-46
-44
 chill °C
-62
-59
-58
-61
-57
-58
-58
-56
-65
-65
-61
-62
-63
-61
-66
-66
-64
-64
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-43-40-41-46-43-46-49-45-46-48-45-46-49-46-47-49-45-43
Sunrise
12:00
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—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
Sunset
12:00
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—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
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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 -49°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -42°C on Mon night, min -50°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SE 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Davis
1447 km N
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
50 km
Mid: few
Mawson
1577 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-14°C
State of sky unchanged.
28
Moderate winds from the SSW
(28 kph at 200).
40 km
Mid: few
Syowa
1642 km WNW
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-14°C
-
13
Light winds from the SSE
(13 kph at 160).
Williams Field
1716 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-10°C
light snow
Light snow.
20
Moderate winds from the ENE.(Wind varies from 020 to 080 degs)
(20 kph at 60).
4.5 km
Mid: broken
High: broken
BaseBelgranoII
1911 km SSW
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-15°C
-
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 270).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
1933 km WSW
1290m alt.
34 minutes ago
-27°C
No report.
0

(0 kph at —)
WilkinsRunwayEast
1944 km NE
755m alt.
2 hours ago
-10°C
-
78
Severe gales from the E
(78 kph at 90).
Casey
1973 km NE
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-5°C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
24
Moderate winds from the S
(24 kph at 170).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Halvfarryggen
2177 km SW
694m alt.
34 minutes ago
-26°C
No report.
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 260).
2212 km SW
574m alt.
34 minutes ago
-25°C
No report.
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).

* 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.