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Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 am Sun 09 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Sun night, min -45°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Wed night, min -42°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed night, light winds from the SSE by Fri night).

Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
10
NW
10
N
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
WNW
15
W
20
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
40
NW
35
NW
35
NNW
30
NNW
20
N
15
NNW
10
W
 cm 
 mm 
max°C
-39
-34
-33
-40
-38
-37
-42
-40
-39
-38
-30
-23
-24
-24
-24
-28
-28
-29
min°C
-40
-35
-38
-41
-39
-44
-45
-41
-43
-42
-33
-27
-25
-24
-27
-28
-28
-32
chill°C 
-50
-44
-50
-53
-51
-58
-60
-57
-62
-61
-49
-42
-40
-39
-40
-40
-38
-39
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
250
150
150
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4250
4250
4250
4250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-40-35-36-41-39-41-44-41-41-40-32-25-25-24-26-28-28-31
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 -33°C on Sun night, min -45°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Wed night, min -42°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed night, light winds from the SSE by Fri 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
Davis
1316 km N
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
moderate snow
Freezing rain.
13
Light winds from the WSW
(13 kph at 250).
Mid: overcast
Mawson
1482 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-11° C
-
39
Strong winds from the ESE
(39 kph at 110).
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
44
Strong winds from the NE
(44 kph at 40).
0.5 km
Mid: overcast
Mcmurdo
1731 km SE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-11° C
-
11
Light winds from the NNW
(11 kph at 330).
Mid: clear
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-11° C
clear
Clear
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Cape Ross
1773 km ESE
212m alt.
2 hours ago
-12° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
WilkinsRunwayEast
1813 km NE
755m alt.
2 hours ago
-11° C
-
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 10).
28 km
Mid: overcast
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
1980 km ESE
93m alt.
4 hours ago
-13° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 240).
ASCATC67E63S
2017 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 323).
- km
ASCATC68E63S
2017 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 318).
- 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.