The temperatures across the ice continent are high. This is grossly abnormal for Antarctica.
The heat surrounding Antarctica is becoming a greater force than any of it's ability to be cold. The temperature is becoming equitable throughout the ice continent. The coldest temperature is -17 C (click on) at Vostok and Dome C. The next highest is -13 C at Amundsen-Scott and Casey. The next highest is -7 C at Henry and Nico. The remaining reporting stations show temperatures above freezing with the highest 42 C at Maitri. These are homogenous temperature.
The winds are very calm (click on) and the jet stream/vortex (click on) is bring the heat in and equally distributing the heat around the ice continent. Antarctica is subliming in a very big way.
