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

Dome A Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Sat 07 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -40°C on Mon night, min -49°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Tue night, min -45°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, moderate winds from the NW by Thu night).

Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
AM
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
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4250
4250
km/h
15
E
15
E
10
E
5
ENE
5
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
25
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
35
NW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-46
-42
-42
-47
-42
-42
-45
-41
-40
-39
-34
-33
-35
-34
-33
-36
-34
-34
min °C
-47
-44
-48
-49
-44
-47
-47
-42
-46
-45
-36
-34
-35
-34
-36
-37
-35
-39
 chill °C
-62
-59
-57
-49
-54
-62
-62
-56
-64
-64
-55
-51
-52
-52
-52
-54
-51
-54
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-47-43-45-48-43-45-46-42-43-42-35-34-35-34-35-37-35-37
Sunrise
12:00
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—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
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Sunset
12:00
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—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
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 -40°C on Mon night, min -49°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Tue night, min -45°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, moderate winds from the NW by Thu 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
1146 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Davis
1316 km N
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-10°C
clear
Clear skies.
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 30).
Mid: overcast
Mawson
1482 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-16°C
-
61
Near gales from the S
(61 kph at 180).
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
2 hours ago
-10°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 90).
5.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1723 km SE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-11°C
light snow
Light snow.
13
Light winds from the E
(13 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-9°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Mcmurdo Williams
1735 km SE
22m alt.
3 hours ago
-11°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
WilkinsRunwayEast
1813 km NE
755m alt.
2 hours ago
-18°C
-
54
Near gales from the E
(54 kph at 80).
Mid: few
Casey
1841 km NE
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-12°C
Clouds developing.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
2025 km SW
1290m alt.
3 hours ago
-
0

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* 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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