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Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Tue 16 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -47°C on Tue night, min -54°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Tue night, calm by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -37°C on Sun afternoon, min -51°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Fri night, near gales from the SE by Sat night).

Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
5
NNE
0
SSW
15
SSE
25
SSE
35
SE
50
SE
50
ESE
45
ESE
45
SE
50
SE
45
SE
40
SE
 cm 
 mm 
max°C
-47
-47
-47
-48
-53
-53
-53
-51
-50
-49
-48
-42
-40
-39
-37
-37
-38
-40
-41
min°C
-48
-47
-48
-53
-54
-54
-54
-53
-50
-51
-48
-46
-40
-39
-39
-40
-39
-40
-43
chill°C 
-70
-68
-68
-70
-72
-73
-70
-62
-50
-67
-68
-68
-62
-61
-61
-62
-61
-61
-65
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4300
4300
4300
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-48-47-48-51-54-54-54-52-50-50-48-44-40-39-38-39-39-40-42
Sunrise
1:25
1:15
1:06
12:56
12:47
12:37
Sunset
12:00
12:09
12:18
12:27
12:36
12:45

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Dome A Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Dome A is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -47°C on Tue night, min -54°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Tue night, calm by Fri morning).

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -37°C on Sun afternoon, min -51°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Fri night, near gales from the SE by Sat 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
1146 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
2.4 km
Mid: scattered
High: scattered
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
42 minutes ago
-16° C
-
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 180).
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
58 minutes ago
-14° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Cape Ross
1773 km ESE
212m alt.
2 hours ago
-13° C
-
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 230).
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
1980 km ESE
93m alt.
2 hours ago
-17° C
-
31
Fresh winds from the WNW
(31 kph at 290).
2025 km SW
1290m alt.
42 minutes ago
-
0

(0 kph at —)
Cape Phillips
2237 km ESE
780m alt.
2 hours ago
-20° C
-
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 310).
Halvfarryggen
2281 km SW
694m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
2322 km SW
574m alt.
2 hours ago
-
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
ASCATC132E63S
2610 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the WSW
(34 kph at 240).
- 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.