Dome A weather
– Lat/Long: 80.37° S 77.35° E

Dome A Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Fri 02 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -47°C on Sun afternoon, min -52°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -43°C on Wed afternoon, min -51°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Mon morning, strong winds from the ESE by Wed night).

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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night
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cloud
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part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4300
4300
4350
4300
4300
km/h
10
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
0
N
5
NW
15
W
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
E
20
E
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
20
SE
25
SE
35
SE
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Snowflake cm
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 mm
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—
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-51
-48
-48
-52
-48
-48
-49
-47
-47
-51
-47
-47
-50
-45
-45
-46
-43
-43
min °C
-51
-49
-52
-52
-51
-50
-50
-48
-51
-51
-48
-50
-51
-47
-48
-47
-45
-45
 chill °C
-64
-61
-52
-52
-61
-65
-65
-61
-65
-67
-65
-71
-72
-65
-65
-64
-64
-67
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-51-49-50-52-50-49-50-48-49-51-48-49-51-46-47-47-44-44
Sunrise
11:55
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—
11:44
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—
11:33
—
—
11:22
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—
11:11
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—
10:59
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—
Sunset
3:20
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3:31
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3:42
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3:51
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4:03
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4:13
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Dome A Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Dome A is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -47°C on Sun afternoon, min -52°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -43°C on Wed afternoon, min -51°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Mon morning, strong winds from the ESE by Wed 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Davis
1316 km N
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-17°C
State of sky unchanged.
13
Light winds from the ENE
(13 kph at 70).
50 km
Mid: few
Mawson
1482 km NW
16m alt.
3 hours ago
-17°C
State of sky unchanged.
54
Near gales from the SSE
(54 kph at 150).
40 km
Mid: clear
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-26°C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 310).
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1723 km SE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-25°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-20°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (26 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Casey
1841 km NE
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-11°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
52
Near gales from the ESE
(52 kph at 110).
2.0 km
Mid: sky obscured
2025 km SW
1290m alt.
45 minutes ago
-
0

(0 kph at —)
BaseBelgranoII
2055 km SSW
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-19°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, below eye level.
41
Strong winds from the ESE
(41 kph at 110).
3.0 km
Mid: scattered
hy2c104E62S
2250 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the N
(40 kph at 0).
- km
hy2c103E62S
2261 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the N
(42 kph at 355).
- 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.

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