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

Dome A Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Fri 09 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -40°C on Thu night, min -53°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Thu night, light winds from the NNW by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -38°C on Mon night, min -48°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun night, light winds from the S by Wed afternoon).

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4300
4300
4300
4300
4350
4300
4300
4350
4350
4350
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
km/h
60
ENE
50
ENE
35
NE
30
NNE
20
N
10
NNW
25
W
40
WSW
45
WSW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-40
-45
-46
-47
-52
-50
-49
-51
-47
-45
-44
-40
-38
-41
-40
-40
min °C
-43
-46
-47
-49
-53
-51
-52
-52
-49
-47
-47
-41
-41
-41
-41
-48
 chill °C
-67
-69
-69
-69
-69
-66
-75
-77
-74
-70
-69
-61
-60
-60
-59
-67
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-42-46-47-48-53-51-51-52-48-46-46-41-40-41-41-44
Sunrise
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10:33
—
—
10:19
—
—
10:04
—
—
9:49
—
—
9:32
—
—
Sunset
—
—
4:37
—
—
4:52
—
—
5:05
—
—
5:20
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5:37
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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 Thu night, min -53°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Thu night, light winds from the NNW by Sat afternoon).

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -38°C on Mon night, min -48°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun night, light winds from the S by Wed afternoon).

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
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-10°C
-
26
Moderate winds from the NE
(26 kph at 40).
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1723 km SE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
-20°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
2.4 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-17°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
7.0 km
Low: overcast
2025 km SW
1290m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0

(0 kph at —)
ASCATB105E62S
2274 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the S
(32 kph at 176).
- km
ASCATB113E63S
2279 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the SW
(29 kph at 232).
- km
Halvfarryggen
2281 km SW
694m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC114E63S
2288 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
19
Light winds from the SW
(19 kph at 236).
- km
ASCATB114E63S
2289 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the SW
(26 kph at 232).
- 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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