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

Dome A Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Fri 06 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -41°C on Fri afternoon, min -48°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Wed afternoon, min -47°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Mon morning, strong winds from the NNW by Tue night).

Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
4350
4350
4350
4300
4300
4300
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
km/h
15
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
E
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
30
N
40
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
25
NNW
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Weather map
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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 mm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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max °C
-46
-41
-41
-46
-43
-42
-47
-42
-41
-44
-41
-40
-44
-38
-32
-32
-31
-31
min °C
-47
-43
-47
-47
-44
-48
-48
-44
-47
-47
-42
-45
-46
-41
-34
-32
-32
-35
 chill °C
-62
-57
-62
-62
-58
-58
-57
-54
-61
-61
-57
-61
-63
-59
-53
-50
-49
-49
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-47-42-44-47-44-45-48-43-44-46-42-43-45-40-33-32-32-33
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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Dome A Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Dome A is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -41°C on Fri afternoon, min -48°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Wed afternoon, min -47°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Mon morning, strong winds from the NNW by Tue 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
1146 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
SHIP589
1313 km N
-m alt.
3 hours ago
-9°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 50).
Davis
1316 km N
23m alt.
40 minutes ago
-9°C
clear
Clear skies.
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 0).
Mid: overcast
Mawson
1482 km NW
16m alt.
40 minutes ago
-11°C
-
46
Strong winds from the S
(46 kph at 170).
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
40 minutes ago
-8°C
-
6
Light winds from the ENE
(6 kph at 70).
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1723 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-12°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the E
(20 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: broken
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-10°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Mcmurdo Williams
1735 km SE
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-12°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the ENE
(28 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
WilkinsRunwayEast
1813 km NE
755m alt.
40 minutes ago
-16°C
-
6
Light winds from the ENE
(6 kph at 70).
Casey
1841 km NE
42m alt.
40 minutes ago
-14°C
-
17
Light winds from the S
(17 kph at 180).

* 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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