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

Dome A Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Sat 03 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -46°C on Sun afternoon, min -52°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -42°C on Wed afternoon, min -51°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the E on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the ENE by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
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some clouds
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cloudy
Cloud base (m)
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
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4350
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4300
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km/h
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
15
W
5
NW
5
N
10
ENE
15
E
20
ESE
30
ENE
25
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20
ENE
20
ESE
25
SE
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Snowflake cm
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 mm
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max °C
-48
-52
-48
-48
-48
-46
-47
-51
-47
-47
-50
-45
-45
-47
-42
-42
min °C
-52
-52
-50
-49
-49
-47
-51
-51
-49
-51
-51
-48
-48
-47
-44
-45
 chill °C
-52
-52
-50
-63
-59
-57
-64
-67
-66
-72
-72
-66
-67
-66
-64
-68
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-50-52-49-49-49-47-49-51-48-49-51-47-47-47-43-44
Sunrise
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11:44
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11:33
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11:22
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11:11
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10:59
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Sunset
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3:31
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3:42
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3:51
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4:03
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4:13
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Dome A Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Dome A is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -46°C on Sun afternoon, min -52°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -42°C on Wed afternoon, min -51°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the E on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the ENE by Thu 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
Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station
1107 km S
2835m alt.
59 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
31 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Amundsen-Scott Airport
1146 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 280 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
2 hours ago
-20°C
-
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 170).
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-21°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (57 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
2025 km SW
1290m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0

(0 kph at —)
Halvfarryggen
2281 km SW
694m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
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.
59 minutes ago
-21°C
-
28
Moderate winds from the E
(28 kph at 90).
ASCATB150E62S
3073 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NNW
(42 kph at 336).
- km
ASCATB151E62S
3091 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the NNW
(43 kph at 338).
- 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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