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

Dome A Weather Forecast

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Thu afternoon, min -44°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Tue night, min -44°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
4300
4300
4300
4400
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4350
4300
4300
4400
4300
4300
km/h
15
NW
15
WNW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
20
E
15
ENE
5
NE
0
SW
10
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
25
E
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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 mm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-37
-35
-36
-38
-35
-35
-44
-41
-41
-42
-38
-37
-39
-33
-33
-36
-33
-32
min °C
-37
-36
-42
-42
-36
-42
-44
-43
-44
-44
-40
-41
-41
-36
-39
-37
-35
-37
 chill °C
-50
-48
-59
-59
-51
-57
-60
-61
-62
-62
-56
-52
-50
-36
-53
-52
-49
-53
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-37-36-39-40-36-39-44-42-43-43-39-39-40-35-36-37-34-35
Sunrise
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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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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12:00
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Dome A Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Dome A is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Thu afternoon, min -44°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Tue night, min -44°C on Sun 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
SHIP825
1313 km N
-m alt.
3 hours ago
-5°C
-
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 30).
Davis
1316 km N
23m alt.
40 minutes ago
-5°C
State of sky unchanged.
6
Light winds from the ENE
(6 kph at 70).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB77E67S
1438 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the E
(39 kph at 92).
- km
ASCATB78E67S
1453 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the E
(40 kph at 96).
- km
Mawson
1482 km NW
16m alt.
40 minutes ago
-5°C
State of sky unchanged.
44
Strong winds from the S
(44 kph at 170).
40 km
Mid: few
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
40 minutes ago
-10°C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1723 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-13°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-10°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the E
(22 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mcmurdo Williams
1735 km SE
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-12°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: scattered
WilkinsRunwayEast
1813 km NE
755m alt.
40 minutes ago
-16°C
-
24
Moderate winds from the E
(24 kph at 80).

* 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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