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Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 am Mon 20 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Wed afternoon, min -46°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue night, fresh winds from the NW by Wed afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Thu night, min -34°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
20
ESE
20
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
SE
20
S
15
WSW
20
NNW
30
NNW
35
NW
40
NW
40
NW
35
NW
30
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
30
NW
30
NNW
30
NW
 cm 
 mm 
max°C
-39
-45
-40
-40
-45
-40
-39
-38
-34
-34
-33
-28
-27
-28
-28
-29
-31
-29
-30
min°C
-45
-46
-42
-45
-46
-42
-43
-42
-35
-34
-34
-31
-30
-29
-28
-32
-33
-30
-33
chill°C 
-62
-63
-57
-59
-62
-58
-57
-59
-52
-52
-53
-49
-46
-44
-44
-48
-49
-46
-49
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
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
4350
4350
4450
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-42-46-41-43-46-41-41-40-35-34-34-30-29-29-28-31-32-30-32
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 -34°C on Wed afternoon, min -46°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue night, fresh winds from the NW by Wed afternoon).

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Thu night, min -34°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.

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
1146 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (24 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
0.6 km
High: broken
Davis
1316 km N
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-6° C
clear
Clear skies.
15
Light winds from the NNE
(15 kph at 30).
Mid: overcast
Mawson
1482 km NW
16m alt.
3 hours ago
-12° C
-
17
Light winds from the ESE
(17 kph at 110).
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
44 minutes ago
-5° C
-
35
Fresh winds from the NE
(35 kph at 40).
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1723 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-25° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the ENE
(17 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mcmurdo
1731 km SE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-21° C
moderate snow
Freezing rain.
28
Moderate winds from the ENE
(28 kph at 70).
36 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-21° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
33
Fresh winds from the ENE
(33 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Cape Ross
1773 km ESE
212m alt.
2 hours ago
-18° C
-
17
Light winds from the SSE
(17 kph at 160).
Casey
1841 km NE
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-8° C
-
13
Light winds from the ENE
(13 kph at 60).
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
1980 km ESE
93m alt.
3 hours ago
-17° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 300).

* 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.