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Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Sun 26 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Sun night, min -44°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Thu night, min -44°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed morning, strong winds from the W by Thu afternoon).

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
10
E
15
NNE
25
NE
25
NNE
15
N
5
W
5
NNW
10
N
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
45
W
45
W
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
 cm 
 mm 
max°C
-40
-32
-29
-29
-30
-31
-39
-36
-36
-43
-38
-35
-35
-34
-33
-39
-35
-34
min°C
-42
-36
-30
-30
-30
-41
-40
-36
-44
-44
-41
-37
-37
-34
-39
-40
-37
-37
chill°C 
-52
-50
-45
-44
-42
-41
-40
-46
-61
-61
-57
-55
-55
-54
-59
-60
-56
-55
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4550
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-41-34-30-30-30-36-40-36-40-44-40-36-36-34-36-40-36-36
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 -29°C on Sun night, min -44°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Thu night, min -44°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed morning, strong winds from the W by Thu afternoon).

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
DomeA
0 km E
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-57° C
-
7
Light winds from the SE
(7 kph at 130).
1107 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (28 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
1.6 km
Mid: few
1146 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
28
Moderate winds from the SSW
(28 kph at 200).
1.6 km
High: few
Davis
1316 km N
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
Nearby precipitation but not falling at station.
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 220).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Mawson
1482 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
-
28
Moderate winds from the SE
(28 kph at 140).
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-5° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
57
Near gales from the E
(57 kph at 80).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
SHIP7951
1639 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
29
Moderate winds from the W
(29 kph at 260).
- km
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1723 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-17° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Mcmurdo
1731 km SE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
-
7
Light winds from the
(7 kph at 270).
36 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: overcast

* 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.