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

Dome A Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Sat 24 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -43°C on Sat afternoon, min -49°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -38°C on Fri morning, min -48°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SE on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the SE by Fri morning).

Sat
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
PM
night
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PM
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PM
night
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PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
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part cloud
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part cloud
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part cloud
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part cloud
cloud
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
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
4300
4300
4350
4300
4300
4350
4300
4300
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
km/h
10
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
SE
30
SE
35
SE
30
SE
Weather map
Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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 mm
—
—
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-43
-43
-47
-44
-43
-48
-44
-44
-47
-44
-43
-47
-45
-43
-44
-41
-40
min °C
-45
-48
-48
-45
-49
-49
-45
-49
-49
-45
-48
-48
-46
-44
-45
-42
-43
 chill °C
-58
-66
-66
-62
-65
-64
-59
-65
-67
-64
-68
-68
-66
-64
-66
-62
-64
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-44-46-48-45-46-49-45-47-48-45-46-48-46-44-45-42-42
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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12:00
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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 Sat afternoon, min -49°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -38°C on Fri morning, min -48°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SE on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the SE by Fri 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
DomeA
0 km E
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 100).
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
2 hours ago
-11°C
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-21°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
30
Fresh winds from the ENE
(30 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
2025 km SW
1290m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0

(0 kph at —)
Halvfarryggen
2281 km SW
694m alt.
1 hour ago
-
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 80).
2322 km SW
574m alt.
2 hours ago
-
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
ASCATC38E62S
2360 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the W
(36 kph at 269).
- km
ASCATC40E62S
2371 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the WSW
(38 kph at 252).
- km
ASCATC41E62S
2377 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the WSW
(34 kph at 244).
- km
ASCATC42E62S
2379 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the WSW
(35 kph at 244).
- 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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