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Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Tue 22 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -41°C on Thu afternoon, min -51°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the SE on Tue night, gales from the SE by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -40°C on Fri night, min -45°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Sat night, light winds from the NW by Mon morning).

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
40
SE
40
SSE
55
SE
65
SE
65
SE
65
SE
60
ESE
50
ESE
40
ESE
35
SE
40
ESE
40
ESE
45
ESE
45
E
40
ENE
20
NE
5
NW
10
SW
15
SSW
 cm 
 mm 
max°C
-49
-43
-43
-42
-42
-41
-41
-44
-44
-40
-41
-42
-42
-44
-45
-44
-43
-42
-43
min°C
-51
-46
-43
-42
-42
-41
-43
-45
-45
-42
-42
-42
-43
-44
-45
-45
-44
-43
-44
chill°C 
-75
-69
-67
-67
-67
-66
-68
-68
-68
-63
-63
-63
-66
-67
-67
-63
-54
-55
-58
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)
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4350
4300
4300
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-50-45-43-42-42-41-42-45-45-41-42-42-43-44-45-45-44-43-44
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 -41°C on Thu afternoon, min -51°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the SE on Tue night, gales from the SE by Thu afternoon).

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -40°C on Fri night, min -45°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Sat night, light winds from the NW by Mon 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
Syowa
1620 km W
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-7° C
-
43
Strong winds from the NE
(43 kph at 40).
Williams Field
1712 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-16° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Cape Ross
1752 km ESE
212m alt.
2 hours ago
-17° C
-
Wind obs. (44 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
1952 km ESE
93m alt.
2 hours ago
-
7
Light winds from the SSE
(7 kph at 150).
1999 km SW
1290m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0

(0 kph at —)
SHIP8583
2110 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
29
Moderate winds from the E
(29 kph at 80).
- km
SHIP8076
2110 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
26
Moderate winds from the E
(26 kph at 80).
3.2 km
SHIP4760
2110 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
26
Moderate winds from the E
(26 kph at 80).
3.2 km
SHIP3996
2110 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
26
Moderate winds from the E
(26 kph at 80).
3.2 km
ASCATC122E65S
2211 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the SE
(47 kph at 127).
- 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.