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

Dome A Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Sun 15 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Wed morning, min -39°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Wed night, min -39°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
4300
4300
4300
4300
4250
4300
4250
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
km/h
25
E
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
15
NE
25
NE
30
ENE
25
NNW
25
N
25
N
25
N
15
NNW
20
N
20
NNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
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Snowflake cm
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-37
-36
-35
-32
-32
-36
-34
-32
-30
-29
-28
-31
-29
-29
-33
-33
-33
min °C
-39
-38
-36
-34
-34
-37
-35
-34
-31
-29
-31
-32
-30
-32
-33
-33
-38
 chill °C
-56
-50
-48
-44
-49
-53
-52
-50
-46
-43
-44
-45
-43
-44
-43
-42
-49
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-38-37-36-33-33-37-35-33-31-29-30-32-30-31-33-33-36
Sunrise
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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Sunset
12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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Dome A Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Dome A is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Wed morning, min -39°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Wed night, min -39°C on Sat morning). 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
DomeA
0 km E
4084m alt.
42 minutes ago
-55°C
-
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 90).
1071 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
3.2 km
Mid: overcast
Amundsen-Scott Airport
1072 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-34°C
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
19
Light winds from the S
(19 kph at 170).
3.2 km
Mid: few
High: overcast
Bharati
1219 km N
35m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
65
Gales from the NE
(65 kph at 50).
500 m
Mid: overcast
SHIP685
1309 km N
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-4°C
76
Severe gales from the NE
(76 kph at 50).
SHIP2128
1313 km N
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-4°C
76
Severe gales from the NE
(76 kph at 50).
Davis
1316 km N
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-5°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
57
Near gales from the NNE
(57 kph at 30).
Mawson
1482 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-7°C
State of sky unchanged.
28
Moderate winds from the SE
(28 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: few
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
2 hours ago
-7°C
-
Wind obs. (26 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
50 km
Mid: few
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-7°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (39 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: 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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