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

Dome A Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Sun 25 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

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

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Fri night, min -47°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.

Sun
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
4300
4300
4350
4300
4300
4350
4300
4300
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4250
km/h
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
ESE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SE
35
SE
35
SE
40
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
40
SE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-44
-43
-48
-44
-43
-47
-43
-43
-47
-45
-44
-43
-39
-37
-39
-35
-34
min °C
-45
-49
-49
-45
-49
-49
-45
-47
-48
-46
-47
-44
-41
-39
-39
-37
-36
 chill °C
-63
-66
-66
-61
-65
-65
-62
-66
-67
-65
-68
-65
-62
-59
-58
-57
-56
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-45-46-49-45-46-48-44-45-48-46-46-44-40-38-39-36-35
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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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 Sun night, min -49°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Fri night, min -47°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.

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.
2 hours ago
-
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 100).
Davis
1316 km N
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-6°C
No report.
57
Near gales from the NNE
(57 kph at 30).
Mawson
1482 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-8°C
State of sky unchanged.
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 270).
40 km
Mid: few
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-9°C
-
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 170).
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-16°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
WilkinsRunwayEast
1813 km NE
755m alt.
2 hours ago
-16°C
-
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 170).
Casey
1841 km NE
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-11°C
-
7
Light winds from the ENE
(7 kph at 60).
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseBelgranoII
2055 km SSW
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-11°C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
15
Light winds from the NE
(15 kph at 50).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Halvfarryggen
2281 km SW
694m alt.
2 hours ago
-
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 260).
2322 km SW
574m alt.
2 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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