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Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 am Sun 23 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Tue afternoon, min -41°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat night, gales from the NNW by Tue afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Tue night, min -32°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Tue night, light winds from the N by Fri afternoon).

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ENE
25
NNE
60
NNW
60
NW
50
NW
45
NW
35
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
N
5
NE
 cm 
 mm 
max°C
-38
-40
-36
-36
-37
-32
-32
-30
-23
-22
-22
-23
-23
-29
-27
-27
-30
-26
-25
min°C
-41
-41
-38
-39
-39
-34
-36
-33
-23
-23
-23
-23
-27
-29
-28
-31
-32
-27
-28
chill°C 
-58
-58
-54
-54
-54
-48
-51
-48
-41
-41
-40
-39
-41
-43
-41
-42
-42
-34
-35
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
550
650
800
550
500
0
0
0
0
0
300
Cloud base (m)
4300
4300
4300
4250
4300
4250
4300
4300
4250
4300
4250
4250
4250
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-40-41-37-38-38-33-34-32-23-23-23-23-25-29-28-29-31-27-27
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 -23°C on Tue afternoon, min -41°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat night, gales from the NNW by Tue afternoon).

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Tue night, min -32°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Tue night, light winds from the N by Fri 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.
55 minutes ago
-
19
Light winds from the SE
(19 kph at 140).
1107 km S
2835m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (30 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
0.8 km
Mid: sky obscured
1146 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
light snow
Snow grains.
30
Fresh winds from the ESE
(30 kph at 110).
0.0 km
Bharati
1223 km N
35m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
-
14
Light winds from the SSW
(14 kph at 200).
20 km
Mid: few
Davis
1316 km N
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
-
11
Light winds from the NNW
(11 kph at 330).
Mawson
1482 km NW
16m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
State of sky unchanged.
59
Near gales from the E
(59 kph at 100).
50 km
Mid: overcast
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
55 minutes ago
1° C
-
15
Light winds from the SSW
(15 kph at 200).
Mcmurdo
1731 km SE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-15° C
-
35
Fresh winds from the ENE
(35 kph at 70).
36 km
Mid: clear
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-15° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
37
Fresh winds from the ENE
(37 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Cape Ross
1773 km ESE
212m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the SSE
(22 kph at 150).

* 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.