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Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 am Fri 21 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

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

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Wed afternoon, min -42°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Tue night, near gales from the NW by Wed afternoon).

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
20
ESE
20
E
10
NNE
30
NNW
50
NW
45
NW
 cm 
 mm 
max°C
-35
-32
-32
-35
-38
-38
-41
-37
-37
-40
-36
-35
-38
-35
-33
-33
-22
-23
min°C
-36
-33
-37
-37
-38
-42
-42
-39
-41
-42
-37
-39
-40
-37
-36
-37
-25
-26
chill°C 
-52
-48
-51
-50
-52
-58
-58
-54
-54
-56
-50
-54
-55
-52
-52
-55
-42
-43
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
150
500
Cloud base (m)
4300
4300
4250
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4550
4450
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-36-33-35-36-38-40-42-38-39-41-37-37-39-36-35-35-24-25
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 -32°C on Fri afternoon, min -42°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Wed afternoon, min -42°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Tue night, near gales from the NW by Wed 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.
49 minutes ago
-
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 260).
Davis
1316 km N
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
-
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 100).
Mid: overcast
Baldrick Automatic Weather Station
1360 km SSW
1968m alt.
49 minutes ago
-
24
Moderate winds from the NE
(24 kph at 50).
Mawson
1482 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
-
44
Strong winds from the ESE
(44 kph at 110).
ASCATB68E67S
1488 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the SE
(22 kph at 133).
- km
ASCATB67E67S
1491 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the SE
(18 kph at 138).
- km
ASCATB66E67S
1493 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the SE
(24 kph at 136).
- km
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
49 minutes ago
-4° C
-
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 50).
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1723 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Mcmurdo
1731 km SE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
36 km
Mid: scattered

* 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.