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

Dome A Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 11 am Mon 21 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -50°C on Tue afternoon, min -55°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -42°C on Sat night, min -53°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4300
4300
4350
4350
4350
4300
4300
4300
km/h
5
W
10
WSW
10
WNW
20
NW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
30
W
40
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
30
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
10
NNW
15
NE
15
NNW
30
WNW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-55
-54
-53
-54
-50
-51
-53
-51
-50
-49
-48
-48
-51
-51
-49
-45
-43
-42
min °C
-55
-55
-55
-55
-51
-52
-53
-52
-51
-50
-48
-51
-53
-52
-51
-46
-45
-46
 chill °C
-66
-67
-72
-75
-74
-76
-76
-74
-75
-72
-67
-72
-74
-72
-64
-61
-59
-68
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-55-55-54-55-51-52-53-52-51-50-48-50-52-52-50-46-44-44
Sunrise
12:47
12:37
12:27
12:18
12:08
11:59
Sunset
12:36
12:45
12:54
1:01
1:10
1:20

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Dome A Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Dome A is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -50°C on Tue afternoon, min -55°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SW by Wed night).

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -42°C on Sat night, min -53°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri night, fresh winds from the WNW 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
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
2 hours ago
-25°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 30).
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-14°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
2025 km SW
1290m alt.
2 hours ago
-27°C
No report.
0

(0 kph at —)
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
-25°C
No report.
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
ASCATB132E64S
2494 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the SW
(59 kph at 222).
- km
ASCATB132E63S
2506 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SW
(46 kph at 229).
- km
ASCATB133E63S
2539 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the SW
(47 kph at 232).
- km
ASCATB134E63S
2565 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the SW
(43 kph at 236).
- km
ASCATB135E63S
2594 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the SW
(59 kph at 224).
- 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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