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

Dome A Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Wed 04 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -40°C on Tue night, min -47°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -41°C on Fri night, min -49°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
night
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PM
night
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PM
night
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PM
night
AM
PM
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cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
4300
4300
4250
4300
4300
4300
4350
4350
4350
4500
4350
4300
4300
4400
4300
4300
km/h
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
N
15
N
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Snowflake cm
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 mm
—
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—
—
—
—
—
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max °C
-40
-42
-40
-40
-46
-42
-42
-46
-41
-41
-46
-42
-42
-48
-43
-42
min °C
-43
-42
-41
-46
-47
-44
-47
-47
-44
-46
-47
-43
-49
-49
-45
-47
 chill °C
-59
-58
-55
-60
-61
-55
-60
-59
-55
-58
-60
-55
-62
-60
-57
-62
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-42-42-41-43-47-43-45-47-43-44-47-43-46-49-44-45
Sunrise
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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Sunset
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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 -40°C on Tue night, min -47°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -41°C on Fri night, min -49°C on Sat night). 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
Davis
1316 km N
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-7°C
clear
Clear skies.
20
Moderate winds from the NNE
(20 kph at 30).
Mid: overcast
Mawson
1482 km NW
16m alt.
3 hours ago
-9°C
-
24
Moderate winds from the SE
(24 kph at 140).
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
2 hours ago
-7°C
-
46
Strong winds from the ENE
(46 kph at 60).
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1723 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-16°C
clear
Fog partial -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-12°C
clear
Clear
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 1).
10.0 km
WilkinsRunwayEast
1813 km NE
755m alt.
3 hours ago
-16°C
-
57
Near gales from the E
(57 kph at 90).
Mid: mostly cloudy
Casey
1841 km NE
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-10°C
-
15
Light winds from the NE
(15 kph at 40).
Mid: overcast
2025 km SW
1290m alt.
58 minutes ago
-
0

(0 kph at —)
BaseBelgranoII
2055 km SSW
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-14°C
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB119E64S
2248 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SSE
(50 kph at 147).
- 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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