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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Sat 22 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -44°C on Sun afternoon, min -53°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun morning, gales from the W by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -46°C on Wed night, min -53°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Thu night).

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4350
4300
4350
4300
4350
4350
4300
4350
4350
km/h
35
W
20
NW
25
NNW
35
WNW
55
WNW
60
W
50
WSW
45
SW
40
SW
25
SW
30
W
30
WSW
25
W
20
W
10
WNW
10
W
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-47
-45
-44
-45
-45
-46
-47
-51
-51
-50
-48
-49
-46
-46
-48
-48
min °C
-48
-48
-45
-46
-46
-47
-53
-53
-52
-53
-49
-51
-48
-48
-48
-48
 chill °C
-67
-65
-66
-66
-72
-75
-79
-80
-76
-75
-70
-73
-68
-64
-62
-62
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-48-47-45-46-46-47-50-52-52-52-49-50-47-47-48-48
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
6:00
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
7:45

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Dome A Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Dome A is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -44°C on Sun afternoon, min -53°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun morning, gales from the W by Mon night).

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -46°C on Wed night, min -53°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Thu 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
1107 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (24 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
1.6 km
Mid: scattered
1146 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
1.6 km
High: scattered
Davis
1316 km N
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-6°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
61
Near gales from the NNE
(61 kph at 30).
0.2 km
Mid: clear
Mawson
1482 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-9°C
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
Wind obs. (52 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
59 minutes ago
-25°C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 300).
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-29°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Casey
1841 km NE
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-16°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
78
Severe gales from the S
(78 kph at 170).
0.2 km
Mid: sky obscured
Jang Bogo Station
1990 km ESE
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-28°C
-
7
Light winds from the NNW
(7 kph at 330).
40 km
Mid: clear
2025 km SW
1290m alt.
1 hour ago
-27°C
No report.
0

(0 kph at —)
Halvfarryggen
2281 km SW
694m alt.
1 hour ago
-26°C
No report.
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 260).

* 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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