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

Dome A Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Thu 05 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -42°C on Wed night, min -48°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -37°C on Tue afternoon, min -49°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sat night, strong winds from the N by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
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some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
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some clouds
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cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4300
4300
4300
4300
4350
4300
4400
4400
4300
4300
4350
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
km/h
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
15
S
15
SE
10
ESE
10
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
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Snowflake cm
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max °C
-42
-47
-42
-42
-46
-42
-42
-47
-43
-42
-47
-43
-42
-44
-42
-42
min °C
-48
-48
-44
-48
-48
-44
-48
-48
-44
-49
-49
-44
-45
-45
-43
-47
 chill °C
-64
-64
-60
-65
-65
-58
-62
-62
-58
-62
-62
-56
-60
-61
-59
-66
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-45-48-43-45-47-43-45-48-44-46-48-44-44-45-43-45
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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 Wed night, min -48°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -37°C on Tue afternoon, min -49°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sat night, strong winds from the N by Tue 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.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Davis
1312 km N
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-8°C
clear
Clear skies.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
Mid: overcast
SHIP4891
1342 km N
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-8°C
7
Light winds from the WNW
(7 kph at 300).
Mawson
1477 km NW
16m alt.
3 hours ago
-8°C
-
30
Fresh winds from the SE
(30 kph at 140).
Syowa
1620 km W
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-6°C
-
37
Fresh winds from the NE
(37 kph at 40).
Mawson
1482 km NW
16m alt.
3 hours ago
-8°C
-
30
Fresh winds from the SE
(30 kph at 140).
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-6°C
-
37
Fresh winds from the NE
(37 kph at 40).
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-8°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (28 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
7.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
High: overcast
WilkinsRunwayEast
1813 km NE
755m alt.
3 hours ago
-19°C
-
22
Moderate winds from the NE
(22 kph at 40).
Casey
1841 km NE
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-12°C
-
20
Moderate winds from the ENE
(20 kph at 60).

* 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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