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Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Wed 26 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Wed afternoon, min -36°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed morning, calm by Fri afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sat night, min -36°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
40
WNW
35
WNW
30
W
25
W
20
W
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
NE
10
E
10
E
5
E
 cm 
 mm 
max°C
-27
-25
-25
-32
-30
-30
-35
-31
-30
-33
-28
-26
-29
-29
-28
-32
-29
-29
min°C
-27
-26
-31
-33
-31
-36
-36
-32
-35
-35
-30
-29
-30
-29
-32
-33
-30
-36
chill°C 
-43
-41
-46
-48
-45
-46
-45
-32
-44
-44
-39
-40
-39
-37
-40
-42
-38
-45
Freezing level (m
0
0
200
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
200
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4300
4250
4250
4300
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4250
4300
4250
4250
4300
4300
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-27-26-28-33-31-33-36-32-33-34-29-28-30-29-30-33-30-33
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 -25°C on Wed afternoon, min -36°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed morning, calm by Fri afternoon).

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sat night, min -36°C on Mon 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.
44 minutes ago
-
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 320).
1146 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-33° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
44 minutes ago
0° C
-
48
Strong winds from the ENE
(48 kph at 70).
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
30
Fresh winds from the ENE
(30 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Cape Ross
1773 km ESE
212m alt.
44 minutes ago
-2° C
-
20
Moderate winds from the SSE
(20 kph at 160).
ASCATC109E66S
1801 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the SE
(41 kph at 137).
- km
ASCATC108E66S
1818 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the SSE
(27 kph at 154).
- km
ASCATC107E66S
1824 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the SSE
(27 kph at 153).
- km
ASCATC110E66S
1842 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the SE
(24 kph at 136).
- km
ASCATC109E65S
1901 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the SSW
(26 kph at 209).
- 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.