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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Wed 26 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -42°C on Thu night, min -52°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Wed night, light winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -48°C on Sat night, min -56°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat night, light winds from the ESE by Sun night).

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
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AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4350
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
4350
4350
4350
4300
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
km/h
35
W
35
W
30
W
15
WNW
25
NW
20
WNW
25
SSW
30
S
35
S
35
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
15
SE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
E
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-45
-44
-44
-42
-42
-44
-48
-50
-49
-48
-51
-52
-53
-53
-52
-51
min °C
-46
-45
-45
-45
-43
-46
-52
-52
-50
-50
-52
-52
-54
-53
-53
-52
 chill °C
-68
-66
-62
-61
-60
-62
-72
-75
-73
-73
-74
-72
-69
-69
-72
-73
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-46-45-45-44-43-45-50-51-50-49-52-52-54-53-53-52
Sunrise
6:00
5:30
5:08
4:51
4:34
Sunset
7:45
8:15
8:36
8:53
9:09

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Dome A Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Dome A is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -42°C on Thu night, min -52°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Wed night, light winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -48°C on Sat night, min -56°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat night, light winds from the ESE by Sun 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
DomeA
0 km E
4084m alt.
44 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Davis
1316 km N
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-11°C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the NE
(20 kph at 50).
Mawson
1482 km NW
16m alt.
3 hours ago
-11°C
-
100
Stormy winds from the SSE
(100 kph at 150).
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
44 minutes ago
-16°C
-
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 0).
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-31°C
light snow
Light snow.
46
Strong winds from the SSE
(46 kph at 150).
2.4 km
Mid: overcast
Casey
1841 km NE
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-20°C
-
15
Light winds from the S
(15 kph at 170).
Mid: scattered
2025 km SW
1290m alt.
3 hours ago
-27°C
No report.
0

(0 kph at —)
BaseBelgranoII
2055 km SSW
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-30°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
39
Strong winds from the SE
(39 kph at 140).
5.0 km
Mid: few
ASCATC89E62S
2135 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the W
(29 kph at 277).
- km
ASCATC86E61S
2227 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 268).
- 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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