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

Dome A Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Fri 23 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -43°C on Fri afternoon, min -50°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -41°C on Thu morning, min -50°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the SE by Wed night).

Fri
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
PM
night
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PM
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night
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PM
night
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PM
night
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
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
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
4300
4300
4350
4300
4300
4350
4300
4300
4350
4300
4300
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
km/h
5
ENE
0
ESE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
40
SSE
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Snowflake cm
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 mm
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—
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-43
-43
-47
-43
-43
-47
-44
-44
-49
-44
-44
-48
-44
-44
-48
-45
-42
min °C
-45
-49
-49
-45
-48
-48
-46
-50
-50
-46
-50
-50
-46
-48
-49
-47
-43
 chill °C
-54
-58
-60
-59
-65
-66
-63
-64
-63
-59
-66
-67
-62
-67
-69
-68
-64
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-44-46-48-44-46-48-45-47-50-45-47-49-45-46-49-46-43
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
12:00
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Dome A Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Dome A is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -43°C on Fri afternoon, min -50°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -41°C on Thu morning, min -50°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the SE 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
DomeA
0 km E
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 230).
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-10°C
-
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 190).
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1723 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 40).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-10°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
13
Light winds from the E
(13 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
2025 km SW
1290m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0

(0 kph at —)
Halvfarryggen
2281 km SW
694m alt.
46 minutes ago
-
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 80).
2322 km SW
574m alt.
1 hour ago
-
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
ASCATC37E62S
2396 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the S
(32 kph at 176).
- km
ASCATC38E62S
2398 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the S
(32 kph at 173).
- km
ASCATC36E62S
2418 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the S
(33 kph at 177).
- 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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