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Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 pm Fri 21 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Fri afternoon, min -42°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Wed morning, min -38°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Mon afternoon, gales from the NNW by Tue night).

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
25
SW
20
WSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
E
20
ENE
30
NNE
65
NNW
55
NNW
55
NW
45
WNW
 cm 
1
 mm 
max°C
-32
-32
-36
-38
-38
-41
-37
-36
-38
-34
-33
-35
-26
-22
-21
-23
-26
min°C
-33
-35
-38
-38
-42
-42
-39
-40
-40
-35
-38
-38
-32
-23
-22
-25
-28
chill°C 
-48
-47
-52
-52
-58
-58
-54
-55
-55
-48
-54
-54
-48
-41
-38
-43
-44
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
600
800
550
150
Cloud base (m)
4300
4250
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4250
4250
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-34-37-38-40-42-38-38-39-35-36-37-29-23-22-24-27
Sunrise
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 Fri afternoon, min -42°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Wed morning, min -38°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Mon afternoon, gales from the NNW by Tue night).

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.
3 hours ago
-1° C
-
15
Light winds from the N
(15 kph at 0).
Mid: overcast
Mawson
1482 km NW
16m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C
State of sky unchanged.
15
Light winds from the NNE
(15 kph at 20).
40 km
Mid: few
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
-
15
Light winds from the SSE
(15 kph at 150).
Mcmurdo
1731 km SE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-5° C
-
7
Light winds from the
(7 kph at 270).
36 km
Mid: clear
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Mcmurdo Williams
1735 km SE
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-13° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: scattered
WilkinsRunwayEast
1813 km NE
755m alt.
3 hours ago
-9° C
-
30
Fresh winds from the NNW
(30 kph at 330).
Casey
1841 km NE
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
State of sky unchanged.
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 260).
45 km
Mid: few
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
1980 km ESE
93m alt.
1 hour ago
-7° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
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.