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

Dome A Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Mon 26 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -42°C on Tue night, min -49°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the SE by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Fri afternoon, min -48°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NE by Sat night).

Mon
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
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some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
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cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
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some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4300
4300
4350
4300
4300
4350
4300
4300
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4300
4250
4300
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km/h
15
ESE
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SE
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SE
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SE
25
SE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
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SE
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SE
45
ESE
45
SE
45
SE
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SE
25
E
20
NE
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Snowflake cm
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max °C
-43
-43
-47
-43
-42
-47
-45
-44
-43
-39
-37
-36
-34
-34
-39
-42
-42
min °C
-45
-49
-49
-44
-47
-48
-46
-48
-46
-41
-38
-38
-35
-37
-41
-42
-47
 chill °C
-61
-66
-67
-62
-67
-68
-66
-70
-68
-62
-58
-59
-55
-58
-60
-60
-64
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-44-46-48-44-45-48-46-46-45-40-38-37-35-36-40-42-45
Sunrise
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Sunset
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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 Tue night, min -49°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the SE by Thu morning).

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Fri afternoon, min -48°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NE by Sat 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
Davis
1316 km N
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-7°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
28
Moderate winds from the NNE
(28 kph at 30).
Mawson
1482 km NW
16m alt.
3 hours ago
-8°C
State of sky unchanged.
37
Fresh winds from the SE
(37 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
2 hours ago
-8°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 180).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-19°C
clear
Haze -.
26
Moderate winds from the ESE
(26 kph at 110).
2.9 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
WilkinsRunwayEast
1813 km NE
755m alt.
3 hours ago
-18°C
-
52
Near gales from the E
(52 kph at 90).
26 km
Casey
1841 km NE
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-11°C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
17
Light winds from the N
(17 kph at 350).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
2025 km SW
1290m alt.
3 hours ago
-
0

(0 kph at —)
BaseBelgranoII
2055 km SSW
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-13°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
Wind obs. (26 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
hy2c65E61S
2208 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the W
(45 kph at 275).
- km
hy2c67E61S
2230 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 275).
- 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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