– Lat/Long: 80.37° S 77.35° E
Dome A
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Issued: 11 pm Fri 21 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Fri 21 Aug Local Time
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Dome A Weather Forecast at 4091 mDays 1–4 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Extremely cold (max -44°C on Sun afternoon, min -49°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat night, gales from the WNW by Mon afternoon). | Days 5–7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Extremely cold (max -46°C on Tue night, min -56°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||
Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | ||||||||||||
night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | |
Cloud base (m) | 4350 | 4350 | 4300 | 4300 | 4300 | 4300 | 4300 | 4250 | 4250 | 4350 | 4350 | 4350 | 4300 | 4300 | 4300 | 4300 |
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max °C | -48 | -48 | -46 | -47 | -45 | -44 | -44 | -46 | -46 | -48 | -50 | -50 | -46 | -48 | -48 | -49 |
min °C | -49 | -48 | -47 | -48 | -48 | -44 | -45 | -46 | -46 | -54 | -52 | -50 | -49 | -48 | -48 | -53 |
chill °C | -70 | -69 | -69 | -65 | -67 | -64 | -69 | -72 | -73 | -83 | -80 | -77 | -76 | -73 | -72 | -76 |
Freezing level m | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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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 Sun afternoon, min -49°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat night, gales from the WNW by Mon afternoon).
Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):
Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -46°C on Tue night, min -56°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the SSW 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.
| Weather Station | Temp. | Weather | Wind | Gusts | Cloud / Visibility |
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Bharati |  | ||||
Davis | |||||
Mawson |  | ||||
Syowa | |||||
Williams Field |  | ||||
Casey | |||||
Jang Bogo Station |
* 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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