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

Dome A Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Wed 14 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -44°C on Fri night, min -52°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -44°C on Sat afternoon, min -52°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
AM
PM
night
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PM
night
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PM
night
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PM
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PM
night
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PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4350
4300
4350
4350
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4350
4300
4300
4350
4350
4300
km/h
20
S
20
S
20
SE
20
E
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
10
NW
5
ESE
15
E
20
E
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
Weather map
Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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 mm
—
—
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-48
-46
-46
-51
-47
-46
-48
-45
-44
-46
-44
-44
-52
-47
-47
-51
-47
-46
min °C
-48
-47
-52
-52
-49
-48
-50
-47
-47
-47
-45
-50
-52
-49
-52
-52
-49
-50
 chill °C
-67
-65
-70
-71
-68
-66
-64
-61
-64
-65
-62
-50
-61
-64
-71
-72
-70
-70
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-48-47-49-52-48-47-49-46-46-47-45-47-52-48-50-52-48-48
Sunrise
9:11
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8:47
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8:07
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—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
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Sunset
—
5:58
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6:22
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7:01
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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Dome A Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Dome A is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -44°C on Fri night, min -52°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -44°C on Sat afternoon, min -52°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

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
DomeA
0 km E
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Davis
1316 km N
23m alt.
43 minutes ago
-13°C
State of sky unchanged.
20
Moderate winds from the NE
(20 kph at 40).
50 km
Mid: few
Mawson
1482 km NW
16m alt.
43 minutes ago
-12°C
State of sky unchanged.
31
Fresh winds from the SSE
(31 kph at 160).
40 km
Mid: clear
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
43 minutes ago
-16°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 100).
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1723 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-26°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
13
Light winds from the E
(13 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-24°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the E.(Wind varies from 070 to 130 degs)
(22 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
WilkinsRunwayEast
1813 km NE
755m alt.
43 minutes ago
-14°C
-
39
Strong winds from the NE
(39 kph at 50).
1.0 km
Casey
1841 km NE
42m alt.
43 minutes ago
-8°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
65
Gales from the ENE
(65 kph at 70).
45 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
2025 km SW
1290m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0

(0 kph at —)
BaseBelgranoII
2055 km SSW
256m alt.
43 minutes ago
-16°C
-
9
Light winds from the ESE
(9 kph at 110).
40 km
Mid: overcast

* 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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