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

Dome A Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Wed 30 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -43°C on Wed night, min -52°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -48°C on Sat afternoon, min -55°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the ESE by Tue morning).

Wed
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4450
4450
4650
4450
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
km/h
20
SW
20
SW
15
S
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
SSE
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
15
W
20
W
15
WSW
15
S
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
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—
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-44
-43
-49
-47
-47
-52
-49
-48
-50
-48
-48
-51
-50
-50
-55
-51
-51
min °C
-46
-48
-49
-48
-52
-52
-50
-50
-50
-49
-50
-52
-51
-55
-55
-53
-52
 chill °C
-62
-62
-64
-61
-61
-61
-50
-62
-62
-59
-66
-70
-66
-73
-74
-73
-73
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-45-46-49-48-50-52-50-49-50-49-49-52-51-53-55-52-52
Sunrise
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—
12:04
—
—
11:55
—
—
11:44
—
—
11:33
—
—
11:22
—
—
Sunset
3:01
—
3:11
—
—
3:20
—
—
3:31
—
—
3:42
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3:51
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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 Wed night, min -52°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -48°C on Sat afternoon, min -55°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the ESE by Tue morning).

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
-12°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
30
Fresh winds from the ENE
(30 kph at 70).
Mawson
1482 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-12°C
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
33
Fresh winds from the SE
(33 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-14°C
-
17
Light winds from the S
(17 kph at 190).
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-22°C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the NNW
(13 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: few
Casey
1841 km NE
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-13°C
State of sky unchanged.
22
Moderate winds from the NE
(22 kph at 40).
50 km
Mid: overcast
2025 km SW
1290m alt.
2 hours ago
-27°C
No report.
0

(0 kph at —)
BaseBelgranoII
2055 km SSW
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-29°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
30
Fresh winds from the SE
(30 kph at 140).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
Halvfarryggen
2281 km SW
694m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
2322 km SW
574m alt.
2 hours ago
-
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
Dumont Durville
2325 km E
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-25°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
40 km
Mid: clear

* 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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