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

Dome A Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Tue 03 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -39°C on Tue night, min -48°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -41°C on Fri afternoon, min -48°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4300
4350
4300
4250
4300
4250
4300
4300
4350
4550
4650
4450
4300
4300
4300
4300
km/h
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
N
25
NNW
20
NW
25
W
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
ESE
15
ENE
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-42
-46
-41
-39
-41
-40
-40
-46
-42
-42
-45
-41
-41
-45
-41
-41
min °C
-48
-48
-43
-40
-41
-41
-47
-47
-44
-47
-47
-43
-46
-46
-43
-48
 chill °C
-63
-64
-58
-57
-59
-57
-63
-62
-58
-62
-63
-56
-60
-60
-57
-64
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-45-47-42-40-41-41-44-47-43-45-46-42-44-46-42-45
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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Sunset
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Dome A Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Dome A is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -39°C on Tue night, min -48°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -41°C on Fri afternoon, min -48°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
ASCATB95E66S
1703 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
56
Near gales from the ESE
(56 kph at 104).
- km
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1723 km SE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-17°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-16°C
light snow
Light snow.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.6 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB95E65S
1753 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the SE
(49 kph at 124).
- km
2025 km SW
1290m alt.
51 minutes ago
-
0

(0 kph at —)
ASCATB119E64S
2223 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the E
(35 kph at 88).
- km
ASCATB87E61S
2234 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the WSW
(45 kph at 244).
- km
ASCATB120E64S
2258 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the E
(35 kph at 88).
- km
Halvfarryggen
2281 km SW
694m alt.
51 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB121E64S
2300 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the E
(40 kph at 87).
- 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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