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

Dome A Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Thu 15 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -42°C on Fri night, min -53°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -38°C on Tue night, min -53°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sun morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Mon morning).

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4350
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4550
4350
4300
4300
km/h
20
E
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
20
NW
30
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WSW
10
S
15
ESE
25
E
35
ENE
35
E
30
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-51
-46
-45
-47
-43
-42
-46
-45
-45
-51
-47
-47
-48
-43
-43
-45
-41
-38
min °C
-52
-48
-45
-48
-45
-45
-46
-46
-53
-53
-49
-50
-50
-45
-48
-47
-43
-41
 chill °C
-70
-66
-62
-64
-63
-64
-65
-65
-69
-68
-66
-73
-73
-66
-68
-68
-63
-60
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-52-47-45-48-44-44-46-46-49-52-48-49-49-44-46-46-42-40
Sunrise
8:47
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8:07
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—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
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Sunset
—
6:22
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7:01
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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 -42°C on Fri night, min -53°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -38°C on Tue night, min -53°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sun morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Mon 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
DomeA
0 km E
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
1107 km S
2835m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
1146 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
Davis
1316 km N
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-15°C
State of sky unchanged.
15
Light winds from the ESE
(15 kph at 120).
50 km
Mid: few
Mawson
1482 km NW
16m alt.
3 hours ago
-16°C
-
52
Near gales from the SSE
(52 kph at 150).
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-18°C
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1723 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-24°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-19°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
WilkinsRunwayEast
1813 km NE
755m alt.
3 hours ago
-14°C
-
67
Gales from the E
(67 kph at 80).
0.5 km
Casey
1841 km NE
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-6°C
State of sky unchanged.
76
Severe gales from the E
(76 kph at 100).
45 km
Mid: mostly cloudy

* 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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