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Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Sun 15 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -43°C on Tue afternoon, min -54°C on Mon morning). Mainly strong winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -49°C on Wed night, min -52°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
night
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
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
25
ENE
20
N
20
NW
25
NW
35
NW
40
NW
35
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
20
S
 cm 
 mm 
max°C
-45
-51
-52
-47
-44
-43
-44
-49
-49
-49
-50
-51
-50
-50
-49
-49
-50
-52
-52
min°C
-47
-54
-53
-51
-45
-44
-48
-49
-49
-50
-51
-51
-51
-50
-49
-49
-51
-52
-52
chill°C 
-65
-73
-72
-71
-67
-66
-69
-70
-68
-68
-67
-66
-67
-67
-64
-64
-69
-70
-70
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4300
4300
4350
4350
4300
4300
4300
4350
4350
4350
4400
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-46-53-53-49-45-44-46-49-49-50-51-51-51-50-49-49-51-52-52
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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Dome A Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Dome A is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -43°C on Tue afternoon, min -54°C on Mon morning). Mainly strong winds.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -49°C on Wed night, min -52°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Dome A at the specific elevation of 4091 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Dome 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
Davis
1316 km N
23m alt.
1 hour ago
-10° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
26 km
Mid: overcast
Mawson
1482 km NW
16m alt.
1 hour ago
-13° C
-
48
Strong winds from the SE
(48 kph at 130).
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-11° C
-
6
Light winds from the SSE
(6 kph at 160).
Mcmurdo
1731 km SE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
-8° C
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
36 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Cape Ross
1773 km ESE
212m alt.
1 hour ago
-8° C
-
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
Casey
1841 km NE
42m alt.
1 hour ago
-21° C
-
9
Light winds from the SSE
(9 kph at 160).
Mid: few
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
1980 km ESE
93m alt.
1 hour ago
-13° C
-
39
Strong winds from the WNW
(39 kph at 290).
Priestley Glacier
2022 km ESE
1925m alt.
1 hour ago
-43° C
-
19
Light winds from the WSW
(19 kph at 250).
2025 km SW
1290m alt.
1 hour ago
-27° C
No report.
0

(0 kph at —)

* 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.