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

Dome A Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Sat 31 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Fri night, min -49°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Fri night, light winds from the NE by Mon afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -41°C on Wed afternoon, min -48°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Mon night, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
night
AM
PM
night
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PM
night
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PM
night
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PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
4250
4250
4300
4300
4350
4300
4300
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
km/h
55
SE
45
SE
40
ESE
25
E
30
E
25
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
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
-32
-36
-39
-41
-47
-44
-44
-47
-43
-43
-47
-43
-43
-46
-41
-41
min °C
-34
-37
-40
-48
-49
-45
-49
-49
-46
-48
-48
-46
-48
-48
-43
-45
 chill °C
-55
-57
-60
-69
-70
-64
-62
-62
-58
-57
-57
-58
-62
-63
-59
-62
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-37-40-45-48-45-47-48-45-46-48-45-46-47-42-43
Sunrise
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12:00
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12:00
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Sunset
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Dome A Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Dome A is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Fri night, min -49°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Fri night, light winds from the NE by Mon afternoon).

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -41°C on Wed afternoon, min -48°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Mon night, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu afternoon).

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
1072 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
3.2 km
Mid: scattered
High: broken
1072 km S
2830m alt.
2 hours ago
light snow
Snow grains.
17
Light winds from the NW
(17 kph at 320).
3.6 km
High: broken
Syowa
1620 km W
26m alt.
2 hours ago
-8°C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
Williams Field
1712 km SE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-17°C
light snow
Light snow.
24
Moderate winds from the E
(24 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
1899 km NW
232m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
clear
-
72
Gales from the WNW
(72 kph at 300).
10.0 km
Low: few
2025 km SW
1290m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0

(0 kph at —)
SHIP5821
2111 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-2°C
36
Fresh winds from the S
(36 kph at 190).
- km
SHIP3195
2111 km NE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-10°C
36
Fresh winds from the S
(36 kph at 190).
SHIP4513
2127 km NE
3m alt.
1 hour ago
-11°C
clear
33
Fresh winds from the SSW
(33 kph at 200).
20.4 km
SHIP4562
2127 km NE
15m alt.
1 hour ago
-2°C
33
Fresh winds from the SSW
(34 kph at 200).
17.7 km

* 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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