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

Dome A Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Mon 28 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -44°C on Wed night, min -51°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -47°C on Thu night, min -54°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4350
4400
4350
4300
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
km/h
10
ESE
10
NNW
25
NW
25
WNW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SSE
25
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ENE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
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—
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—
—
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—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-49
-48
-46
-45
-45
-47
-45
-44
-49
-48
-47
-52
-49
-49
-53
-50
-50
min °C
-50
-51
-48
-45
-48
-47
-46
-48
-50
-49
-52
-52
-50
-52
-53
-51
-54
 chill °C
-62
-64
-67
-64
-67
-66
-65
-67
-70
-69
-72
-72
-69
-72
-73
-70
-70
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-50-50-47-45-47-47-46-46-50-49-50-52-50-51-53-51-52
Sunrise
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—
12:25
—
—
12:15
—
—
12:04
—
—
11:55
—
—
11:44
—
—
Sunset
2:43
—
2:51
—
—
3:01
—
—
3:11
—
—
3:20
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3:31
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Dome A Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Dome A is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -44°C on Wed night, min -51°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -47°C on Thu night, min -54°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
Davis
1316 km N
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-17°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 230).
Mawson
1482 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-13°C
State of sky unchanged.
41
Strong winds from the SSE
(41 kph at 150).
50 km
Mid: clear
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
2 hours ago
-15°C
-
39
Strong winds from the NNE
(39 kph at 30).
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-24°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (44 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Casey
1841 km NE
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-8°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
54
Near gales from the E
(54 kph at 80).
0.3 km
Mid: sky obscured
2025 km SW
1290m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0

(0 kph at —)
BaseBelgranoII
2055 km SSW
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-20°C
-
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Halvfarryggen
2281 km SW
694m alt.
1 hour ago
-
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).
Dumont Durville
2325 km E
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-20°C
-
17
Light winds from the ENE
(17 kph at 70).
40 km
Mid: overcast

* 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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