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

Dome A Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Tue 06 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -45°C on Mon night, min -54°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SE on Tue morning, near gales from the NE by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -45°C on Thu night, min -54°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Thu night, light winds from the NW by Sat morning).

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4350
4350
4300
4300
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
4350
4350
4300
4300
4350
4300
4300
km/h
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
30
ESE
20
E
25
ENE
40
E
35
ENE
45
ENE
50
NNE
40
NE
35
NE
25
NNE
15
NNW
15
WNW
25
WSW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-45
-48
-46
-46
-52
-48
-45
-47
-45
-45
-47
-46
-46
-52
-50
-50
min °C
-49
-48
-47
-53
-54
-50
-47
-47
-46
-48
-48
-46
-51
-53
-51
-54
 chill °C
-68
-66
-66
-74
-74
-70
-69
-69
-70
-72
-72
-68
-69
-68
-66
-77
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-47-48-47-50-53-49-46-47-46-47-48-46-49-53-51-52
Sunrise
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11:11
—
—
10:59
—
—
10:45
—
—
10:33
—
—
10:19
—
—
Sunset
—
—
4:03
—
—
4:13
—
—
4:26
—
—
4:37
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—
4:52
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Dome A Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Dome A is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -45°C on Mon night, min -54°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SE on Tue morning, near gales from the NE by Thu afternoon).

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -45°C on Thu night, min -54°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Thu night, light winds from the NW by Sat morning).

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.
1 hour ago
-16°C
clear
Clear skies.
11
Light winds from the ESE
(11 kph at 120).
Mawson
1482 km NW
16m alt.
1 hour ago
-18°C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 70).
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-8°C
-
48
Strong winds from the NE
(48 kph at 40).
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-8°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (31 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Casey
1841 km NE
42m alt.
1 hour ago
-9°C
-
28
Moderate winds from the SE
(28 kph at 130).
Mid: overcast
2025 km SW
1290m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0

(0 kph at —)
BaseBelgranoII
2055 km SSW
256m alt.
1 hour ago
-12°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
Wind obs. (80 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
0.1 km
Mid: scattered
Halvfarryggen
2281 km SW
694m alt.
1 hour ago
-
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 260).
ASCATB115E63S
2316 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the WSW
(36 kph at 240).
- km
2322 km SW
574m alt.
2 hours ago
-
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).

* 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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