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

Dome A Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Thu 22 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -42°C on Thu afternoon, min -49°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -43°C on Tue afternoon, min -50°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
PM
night
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PM
night
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PM
night
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PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
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part cloud
part cloud
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some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4300
4300
4350
4300
4300
4350
4300
4300
4350
4300
4300
4350
4300
4300
4350
4300
4300
km/h
15
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
30
SE
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Snowflake cm
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 mm
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—
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max °C
-42
-42
-48
-43
-43
-47
-43
-43
-47
-44
-44
-48
-44
-44
-47
-43
-43
min °C
-43
-49
-49
-45
-49
-49
-45
-49
-49
-46
-49
-50
-46
-49
-49
-45
-47
 chill °C
-57
-60
-60
-56
-64
-65
-61
-65
-66
-62
-66
-67
-62
-67
-67
-63
-69
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-43-46-49-44-46-48-44-46-48-45-47-49-45-47-48-44-45
Sunrise
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Sunset
12:00
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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 Thu afternoon, min -49°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -43°C on Tue afternoon, min -50°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.

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
DomeA
0 km E
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
1107 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (28 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
4.8 km
Mid: overcast
1146 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (30 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
4.8 km
High: scattered
Bharati
1223 km N
35m alt.
2 hours ago
-14°C
moderate snow
Clouds dissolving.
15
Light winds from the NE
(15 kph at 50).
20 km
Mid: few
Davis
1316 km N
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-14°C
State of sky unchanged.
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 10).
50 km
Mid: scattered
Mawson
1482 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-11°C
State of sky unchanged.
6
Light winds from the ENE
(6 kph at 60).
40 km
Mid: few
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-4°C
-
33
Fresh winds from the NNE
(33 kph at 30).
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1723 km SE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-9°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: broken
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-9°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
WilkinsRunwayEast
1813 km NE
755m alt.
2 hours ago
-9°C
-
37
Fresh winds from the E
(37 kph at 80).

* 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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