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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Sun 30 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -47°C on Sun afternoon, min -56°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Mon night, light winds from the NE by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -49°C on Wed night, min -54°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed night, light winds from the NNW by Thu night).

Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4300
4300
4300
4350
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4350
4350
km/h
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
E
40
E
35
E
30
E
10
NE
25
NW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
20
NW
5
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
25
NW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-50
-47
-48
-50
-51
-49
-49
-51
-53
-52
-51
-49
-51
-51
-51
-52
-52
-50
min °C
-50
-50
-50
-51
-51
-51
-49
-52
-56
-53
-51
-50
-51
-51
-53
-52
-53
-54
 chill °C
-70
-70
-70
-71
-72
-75
-72
-71
-71
-75
-74
-74
-72
-69
-65
-65
-70
-74
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-50-49-49-51-51-50-49-52-55-53-51-50-51-51-52-52-53-52
Sunrise
4:51
4:34
4:19
4:06
3:52
3:40
Sunset
8:53
9:09
9:23
9:37
9:50
10:01

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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 Sun afternoon, min -56°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Mon night, light winds from the NE by Tue night).

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -49°C on Wed night, min -54°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed night, light winds from the NNW 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
Davis
1316 km N
23m alt.
58 minutes ago
-23°C
clear
Clear skies.
24
Moderate winds from the NE
(24 kph at 40).
Mawson
1482 km NW
16m alt.
58 minutes ago
-18°C
-
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 270).
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
58 minutes ago
-13°C
State of sky unchanged.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 180).
35 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-12°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the SSE
(20 kph at 150).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Casey
1841 km NE
42m alt.
58 minutes ago
-13°C
-
102
Extremely windy from the ENE
(102 kph at 70).
Mid: few
Jang Bogo Station
1990 km ESE
29m alt.
58 minutes ago
-17°C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 350).
40 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBelgranoII
2055 km SSW
256m alt.
58 minutes ago
-17°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
44
Strong winds from the SE
(44 kph at 140).
5.0 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATB78E60S
2323 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the N
(36 kph at 358).
- km
ASCATC78E60S
2323 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the N
(37 kph at 358).
- km
ASCATB73E60S
2324 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the SW
(23 kph at 230).
- 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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