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

Dome A Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 11 pm Wed 16 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -48°C on Thu night, min -57°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Wed night, strong winds from the SSE by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -53°C on Mon afternoon, min -57°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4350
4350
4350
4350
4300
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
km/h
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSE
40
SSE
45
SSE
35
SE
35
ESE
30
E
30
E
15
NE
20
N
20
NNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-52
-53
-51
-48
-49
-52
-54
-56
-56
-56
-56
-54
-55
-56
-53
-53
min °C
-53
-53
-53
-51
-51
-53
-56
-56
-57
-57
-57
-56
-56
-56
-55
-56
 chill °C
-74
-76
-76
-75
-75
-78
-81
-80
-80
-76
-76
-76
-75
-76
-75
-77
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-53-53-52-50-50-53-55-56-57-57-57-55-56-56-54-55
Sunrise
1:25
1:15
1:06
12:56
12:47
Sunset
12:00
12:09
12:18
12:27
12:36

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Dome A Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Dome A is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -48°C on Thu night, min -57°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Wed night, strong winds from the SSE by Thu night).

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -53°C on Mon afternoon, min -57°C on Sat night). 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
DomeA
0 km E
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 230).
Davis
1316 km N
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-17°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 210).
Mawson
1482 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-15°C
-
35
Fresh winds from the SSE
(35 kph at 150).
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-15°C
-
56
Near gales from the NE
(56 kph at 40).
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-24°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Casey
1841 km NE
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-16°C
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
Mid: overcast
2025 km SW
1290m alt.
1 hour ago
-27°C
No report.
0

(0 kph at —)
BaseBelgranoII
2055 km SSW
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-27°C
-
31
Fresh winds from the SE
(31 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: scattered
Halvfarryggen
2281 km SW
694m alt.
1 hour ago
-26°C
No report.
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 80).
2322 km SW
574m alt.
1 hour ago
-25°C
No report.
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).

* 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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