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

Dome A Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Tue 29 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -44°C on Tue afternoon, min -52°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -46°C on Sun afternoon, min -53°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4300
4300
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
8000
km/h
25
NW
20
W
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
E
5
NE
5
SW
5
WSW
0
WSW
5
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-44
-44
-48
-44
-44
-49
-47
-47
-52
-48
-48
-50
-47
-47
-48
-46
-47
min °C
-44
-48
-48
-46
-49
-49
-48
-52
-52
-50
-50
-50
-49
-49
-48
-47
-53
 chill °C
-62
-64
-64
-62
-63
-62
-62
-63
-62
-50
-50
-50
-49
-57
-59
-60
-65
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-44-46-48-45-47-49-48-50-52-49-49-50-48-48-48-47-50
Sunrise
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—
12:15
—
—
12:04
—
—
11:55
—
—
11:44
—
—
11:33
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—
Sunset
2:51
—
3:01
—
—
3:11
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3:20
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3:31
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3:42
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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 Tue afternoon, min -52°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -46°C on Sun afternoon, min -53°C on Sun night). 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
Davis
1316 km N
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-11°C
No report.
46
Strong winds from the NE
(46 kph at 40).
Mawson
1482 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-12°C
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
43
Strong winds from the SSE
(43 kph at 150).
26 km
Mid: overcast
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
49 minutes ago
-10°C
-
35
Fresh winds from the NE
(35 kph at 40).
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-25°C
clear
Clear
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Casey
1841 km NE
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-12°C
-
7
Light winds from the ENE
(7 kph at 60).
Mid: overcast
BaseBelgranoII
2055 km SSW
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-23°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
28
Moderate winds from the SE
(28 kph at 140).
5.0 km
Mid: few
Halvfarryggen
2281 km SW
694m alt.
2 hours ago
-26°C
No report.
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 260).
2322 km SW
574m alt.
2 hours ago
-25°C
No report.
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
Dumont Durville
2325 km E
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-19°C
-
7
Light winds from the SSE
(7 kph at 150).
50 km
Mid: scattered
Port-Aux-Francais (Iles Kerguelen)
3468 km N
30m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
-
28
Moderate winds from the NNW
(28 kph at 340).

* 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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