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Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 am Sat 06 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Sat afternoon, min -37°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Wed afternoon, min -38°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
5
ENE
5
NE
5
N
0
NNW
0
NNE
0
W
0
SE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
 cm 
 mm 
max°C
-36
-32
-32
-36
-32
-32
-36
-33
-32
-36
-33
-32
-35
-31
-31
-33
-31
-31
min°C
-37
-33
-36
-36
-33
-36
-37
-34
-37
-38
-34
-36
-37
-33
-35
-35
-32
-35
chill°C 
-37
-39
-36
-36
-33
-36
-37
-34
-44
-47
-44
-47
-48
-44
-46
-46
-43
-47
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
4300
4300
4300
4300
4400
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-37-33-34-36-33-34-37-34-35-37-34-34-36-32-33-34-32-33
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 -32°C on Sat afternoon, min -37°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Wed afternoon, min -38°C on Tue morning). 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
DomeA
0 km E
4084m alt.
48 minutes ago
-
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 90).
Davis
1316 km N
23m alt.
48 minutes ago
-1° C
-
26
Moderate winds from the E
(26 kph at 100).
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB69E67S
1480 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
60
Near gales from the SE
(60 kph at 140).
- km
Mawson
1482 km NW
16m alt.
48 minutes ago
-1° C
-
31
Fresh winds from the SE
(31 kph at 140).
ASCATB68E67S
1484 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the SE
(53 kph at 134).
- km
ASCATB67E67S
1486 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the SE
(52 kph at 134).
- km
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
48 minutes ago
-3° C
-
9
Light winds from the NNE
(9 kph at 30).
ASCATC75E66S
1660 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the SE
(57 kph at 131).
- km
Mcmurdo
1731 km SE
24m alt.
48 minutes ago
-9° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
28
Moderate winds from the ENE
(28 kph at 70).
26 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-8° C
light snow
Light snow.
24
Moderate winds from the E
(24 kph at 80).
8.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: 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.