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

Dome A Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 11 am Thu 10 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -46°C on Fri morning, min -49°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu morning, near gales from the NNW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -49°C on Sun morning, min -52°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Sun morning, moderate winds from the NNE by Tue night).

Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
AM
PM
night
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PM
night
AM
PM
night
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PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4350
4350
4350
4300
4350
km/h
30
NNW
40
NNW
45
NW
50
NW
50
NW
55
NNW
55
NNW
60
N
55
N
50
N
40
N
35
NNE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-47
-47
-47
-46
-47
-47
-48
-48
-48
-49
-50
-50
-51
-52
-51
-50
-50
-50
min °C
-48
-47
-47
-47
-47
-48
-48
-48
-49
-49
-50
-51
-52
-52
-52
-51
-50
-51
 chill °C
-69
-70
-72
-72
-73
-75
-75
-75
-76
-75
-75
-74
-75
-76
-75
-72
-71
-72
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-48-47-47-47-47-48-48-48-49-49-50-51-52-52-52-51-50-51
Sunrise
2:33
2:22
2:12
2:03
1:53
1:44
Sunset
11:05
11:14
11:23
11:32
11:42
11:51

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Dome A Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Dome A is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -46°C on Fri morning, min -49°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu morning, near gales from the NNW by Fri night).

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -49°C on Sun morning, min -52°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Sun morning, moderate winds from the NNE 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
Davis
1316 km N
23m alt.
1 hour ago
-
15
Light winds from the ENE
(15 kph at 60).
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
Mawson
1482 km NW
16m alt.
1 hour ago
-21°C
State of sky unchanged.
74
Gales from the SE
(74 kph at 140).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-19°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 280).
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-31°C
light snow
Light snow.
39
Strong winds from the ENE.(Wind varies from 030 to 090 degs)
(39 kph at 60).
0.6 km
Mid: overcast
Casey
1841 km NE
42m alt.
1 hour ago
-16°C
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 80).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
2025 km SW
1290m alt.
1 hour ago
-27°C
No report.
0

(0 kph at —)
BaseBelgranoII
2055 km SSW
256m alt.
1 hour ago
-25°C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 140).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC90E61S
2227 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SSW
(46 kph at 209).
- km
ASCATC86E60S
2244 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the SSW
(47 kph at 202).
- km
ASCATB87E60S
2245 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the SSW
(42 kph at 206).
- 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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