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Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 pm Tue 25 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Tue afternoon, min -36°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Sat night, min -36°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
60
NW
55
NW
35
NW
30
WNW
30
W
25
W
25
W
20
WSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
W
 cm 
 mm 
max°C
-22
-22
-26
-25
-25
-30
-29
-29
-35
-30
-30
-35
-30
-27
-28
-27
-27
min°C
-23
-25
-26
-26
-29
-30
-29
-36
-36
-32
-36
-36
-32
-29
-29
-28
-32
chill°C 
-41
-41
-42
-41
-43
-44
-43
-48
-47
-40
-43
-44
-41
-37
-39
-40
-32
Freezing level (m
600
650
0
0
250
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4250
4250
4300
4300
4250
4300
4300
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4250
4300
4250
4250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-23-24-26-26-27-30-29-33-36-31-33-36-31-28-29-28-30
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 -22°C on Tue afternoon, min -36°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Fri morning).

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Sat night, min -36°C on Fri 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
DomeA
0 km E
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
30
Fresh winds from the NNW
(30 kph at 330).
1146 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
-34° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
50
Strong winds from the NE
(50 kph at 50).
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
0.1 km
Mcmurdo Williams
1735 km SE
22m alt.
2 hours ago
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Cape Ross
1773 km ESE
212m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
-
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 210).
ASCATB172E77S
1881 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the SSW
(54 kph at 193).
- km
ASCATB171E77S
1901 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
56
Near gales from the S
(56 kph at 182).
- km
ASCATC173E77S
1953 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the S
(51 kph at 189).
- km
ASCATC174E77S
1970 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the SSW
(47 kph at 194).
- km

* 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.