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

Dome A Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Wed 07 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -41°C on Thu night, min -53°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the E on Wed morning, gales from the NE by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -44°C on Mon afternoon, min -53°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).

Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4300
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4350
4350
4350
4300
4300
4300
4350
4350
4350
km/h
30
ESE
25
E
25
ENE
40
E
35
ENE
45
NE
65
NE
45
NE
35
NNE
25
N
20
N
15
NW
30
W
40
SW
45
SW
40
SSW
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Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-46
-53
-47
-44
-46
-43
-41
-47
-47
-47
-52
-50
-50
-51
-47
-46
min °C
-52
-53
-49
-46
-47
-45
-45
-49
-48
-51
-52
-51
-53
-53
-49
-49
 chill °C
-74
-74
-68
-67
-70
-69
-70
-72
-70
-72
-72
-68
-76
-78
-74
-72
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-49-53-48-45-47-44-43-48-48-49-52-51-52-52-48-48
Sunrise
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10:59
—
—
10:45
—
—
10:33
—
—
10:19
—
—
10:04
—
—
Sunset
—
—
4:13
—
—
4:26
—
—
4:37
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—
4:52
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—
5:05
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Dome A Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Dome A is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -41°C on Thu night, min -53°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the E on Wed morning, gales from the NE by Thu night).

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -44°C on Mon afternoon, min -53°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).

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.
2 hours ago
-21°C
clear
Clear skies.
6
Light winds from the NNE
(6 kph at 30).
Mawson
1482 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-19°C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 240).
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-8°C
-
44
Strong winds from the NE
(44 kph at 40).
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-11°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (35 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Casey
1841 km NE
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-16°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
Mid: scattered
2025 km SW
1290m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0

(0 kph at —)
BaseBelgranoII
2055 km SSW
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-5°C
Clouds developing.
22
Moderate winds from the ENE
(22 kph at 70).
40 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATC100E62S
2226 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SW
(46 kph at 220).
- km
ASCATC101E62S
2234 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SSW
(46 kph at 211).
- km
ASCATB101E62S
2235 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the SSW
(45 kph at 205).
- 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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