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Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 am Tue 25 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Tue afternoon, min -36°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the W by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Thu night, min -36°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
clear
clear
 km/h
20
ENE
25
N
60
NNW
55
NW
40
NW
35
WNW
20
W
15
W
20
W
15
WSW
5
S
0
ESE
5
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
5
NW
0
WSW
5
SSE
15
SE
 cm 
1
 mm 
max°C
-33
-27
-22
-22
-26
-25
-28
-30
-28
-28
-35
-31
-30
-35
-30
-30
-34
-31
-30
min°C
-36
-33
-23
-24
-26
-26
-33
-33
-28
-36
-36
-33
-35
-36
-32
-34
-35
-32
-36
chill°C 
-50
-49
-41
-41
-42
-40
-45
-46
-41
-45
-43
-33
-35
-42
-39
-34
-35
-40
-49
Freezing level (m
0
0
700
600
0
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4300
4300
4250
4250
4300
4300
4300
4500
4950
4950
4700
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-35-30-23-23-26-26-31-32-28-32-36-32-33-36-31-32-35-32-33
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: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Tue afternoon, min -36°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the W by Wed night).

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Thu night, min -36°C on Thu night). 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
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
13
Light winds from the SSW
(13 kph at 200).
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (50 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
hy2b173E77S
1941 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the S
(54 kph at 178).
- km
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
1980 km ESE
93m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
-
43
Strong winds from the W
(43 kph at 270).
hy2b175E77S
1982 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the S
(39 kph at 178).
- km
hy2b178E77S
1987 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the S
(28 kph at 172).
- km
hy2b176E77S
1996 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the S
(36 kph at 175).
- km
hy2b177E77S
2013 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the S
(32 kph at 170).
- km
hy2b180E77S
2020 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the SSE
(25 kph at 162).
- km
2025 km SW
1290m alt.
1 hour ago
-
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.