Dome A weather
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Dome A Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 11 am Wed 23 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -47°C on Thu afternoon, min -54°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Wed night, calm by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -48°C on Mon afternoon, min -54°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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PM
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
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cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
4350
4350
4350
4350
4300
4350
4300
4300
4300
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4450
4350
4350
4300
km/h
30
WSW
35
WSW
40
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
35
W
30
W
15
W
0
E
5
ESE
5
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SE
10
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-52
-50
-49
-49
-47
-47
-49
-49
-50
-54
-52
-52
-53
-50
-49
-50
-48
-48
min °C
-53
-51
-50
-49
-48
-49
-50
-50
-54
-54
-53
-53
-53
-52
-52
-52
-50
-50
 chill °C
-76
-74
-73
-70
-68
-72
-73
-72
-54
-54
-62
-53
-69
-68
-65
-66
-68
-68
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-53-51-50-49-48-48-50-50-52-54-53-53-53-51-51-51-49-49
Sunrise
12:27
12:18
12:08
11:59
12:49
11:40
Sunset
12:54
1:01
1:10
1:20
2:29
1:39

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Dome A Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Dome A is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -47°C on Thu afternoon, min -54°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Wed night, calm by Fri night).

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -48°C on Mon afternoon, min -54°C on Sat morning). 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
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-10°C
-
74
Gales from the ENE
(74 kph at 70).
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1723 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-21°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
Wind obs. (31 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
1.2 km
Low: few
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-20°C
clear
Clear
30
Fresh winds from the N
(30 kph at 10).
10.0 km
2025 km SW
1290m alt.
3 hours ago
-27°C
No report.
0

(0 kph at —)
Halvfarryggen
2281 km SW
694m alt.
3 hours ago
-
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 260).
ASCATB103E61S
2288 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the WNW
(57 kph at 291).
- km
ASCATB104E61S
2299 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the WNW
(59 kph at 293).
- km
ASCATC104E61S
2318 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the WNW
(58 kph at 300).
- km
ASCATC103E61S
2319 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the NW
(55 kph at 304).
- km
2322 km SW
574m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.

* 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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