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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Thu 13 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -42°C on Sat night, min -55°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri night, fresh winds from the SW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -37°C on Mon night, min -48°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Sun night, strong winds from the S by Mon night).

Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
4350
4350
4300
4300
4300
4350
4350
4350
4350
4300
4300
4300
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
km/h
20
NNE
15
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
20
WNW
15
S
20
SSE
25
S
30
SSW
30
SW
20
SW
40
SSW
40
SSW
45
SSW
45
S
45
SSE
45
SSE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-48
-49
-47
-49
-49
-50
-54
-54
-42
-43
-46
-45
-43
-39
-37
-39
-40
-42
min °C
-49
-49
-49
-50
-49
-54
-55
-54
-52
-45
-47
-48
-46
-39
-39
-40
-41
-44
 chill °C
-68
-64
-66
-69
-68
-69
-72
-74
-73
-65
-66
-69
-69
-60
-60
-62
-63
-66
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-49-49-48-50-49-52-55-54-47-44-47-47-45-39-38-40-41-43
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00

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Dome A Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Dome A is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -42°C on Sat night, min -55°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri night, fresh winds from the SW by Sat night).

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -37°C on Mon night, min -48°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Sun night, strong winds from the S by Mon 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
DomeA
0 km E
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-67° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Davis
1316 km N
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-15° C
State of sky unchanged.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Mawson
1482 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-23° C
State of sky unchanged.
61
Near gales from the SE
(61 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: scattered
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-30° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 330).
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-26° C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Casey
1841 km NE
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-13° C
State of sky unchanged.
13
Light winds from the NE
(13 kph at 50).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
2025 km SW
1290m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0

(0 kph at —)
BaseBelgranoII
2055 km SSW
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-25° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the SE
(22 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATB57E63S
2062 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the SW
(34 kph at 215).
- km
ASCATB56E63S
2064 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the SW
(39 kph at 218).
- 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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