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Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 pm Sun 23 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Tue afternoon, min -39°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sun night, gales from the NNW by Tue afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Wed afternoon, min -35°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the W by Sat morning).

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
25
ENE
25
N
60
NNW
60
NW
50
NNW
45
NW
35
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
15
WSW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
 cm 
 mm 
max°C
-36
-36
-37
-33
-32
-29
-22
-24
-23
-22
-23
-28
-27
-27
-33
-30
-29
min°C
-38
-39
-39
-35
-35
-32
-23
-25
-25
-23
-27
-28
-28
-34
-34
-31
-35
chill°C 
-53
-54
-54
-50
-49
-47
-41
-43
-42
-39
-42
-43
-42
-44
-45
-42
-44
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
700
450
150
750
500
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4300
4300
4300
4300
4250
4300
4250
4300
4250
4250
4250
4250
4250
4250
4300
4300
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-37-38-38-34-34-31-23-25-24-23-25-28-28-31-34-31-32
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 -39°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sun night, gales from the NNW by Tue afternoon).

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Wed afternoon, min -35°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the W by Sat morning).

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
Bharati
1223 km N
35m alt.
56 minutes ago
-1° C
Clouds developing.
9
Light winds from the SSW
(9 kph at 200).
20 km
Mid: overcast
Davis
1316 km N
23m alt.
56 minutes ago
-1° C
-
17
Light winds from the N
(17 kph at 0).
Mid: overcast
Mawson
1482 km NW
16m alt.
56 minutes ago
0° C
State of sky unchanged.
54
Near gales from the ESE
(54 kph at 110).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
56 minutes ago
2° C
-
30
Fresh winds from the ENE
(30 kph at 70).
50 km
Mid: few
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1723 km SE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
-7° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
41
Strong winds from the S
(41 kph at 190).
0.2 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Mcmurdo
1731 km SE
24m alt.
56 minutes ago
-5° C
moderate snow
Freezing rain.
22
Moderate winds from the SSE
(22 kph at 160).
Mid: mostly cloudy
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Mcmurdo Williams
1735 km SE
22m alt.
1 hour ago
-7° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
Wind obs. (39 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
4.8 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
WilkinsRunwayEast
1813 km NE
755m alt.
56 minutes ago
-8° C
-
33
Fresh winds from the ESE
(33 kph at 120).
Casey
1841 km NE
42m alt.
56 minutes ago
-2° C
-
24
Moderate winds from the SSW
(24 kph at 200).

* 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.