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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Fri 14 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -43°C on Sun morning, min -54°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat morning, fresh winds from the W by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -45°C on Wed night, min -54°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
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PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4300
4300
4350
4350
4350
4350
4300
4350
4350
4700
4300
4300
4350
4350
4350
4350
4300
4300
km/h
25
NW
30
NW
25
WNW
15
SW
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
25
WSW
35
W
30
WSW
25
SSW
25
SSE
35
ESE
30
E
20
NE
25
N
25
NNE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-48
-47
-48
-54
-53
-44
-43
-48
-46
-47
-48
-51
-54
-54
-53
-50
-46
-45
min °C
-48
-47
-53
-54
-53
-51
-47
-48
-47
-47
-50
-53
-54
-54
-53
-52
-49
-47
 chill °C
-68
-67
-71
-70
-72
-70
-64
-65
-68
-69
-70
-74
-75
-78
-76
-71
-69
-67
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-48-47-51-54-53-48-45-48-47-47-49-52-54-54-53-51-48-46
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00

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Dome A Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Dome A is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -43°C on Sun morning, min -54°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat morning, fresh winds from the W by Sun night).

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -45°C on Wed night, min -54°C on Tue 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.
Davis
1316 km N
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-16° C
State of sky unchanged.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
35 km
Mid: few
Mawson
1482 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-20° C
State of sky unchanged.
9
Light winds from the WSW
(9 kph at 240).
40 km
Mid: few
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-24° C
-
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 190).
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-27° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
19
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 90).
9.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Casey
1841 km NE
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-17° C
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
20
Moderate winds from the NE
(20 kph at 50).
50 km
Mid: scattered
2025 km SW
1290m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0

(0 kph at —)
BaseBelgranoII
2055 km SSW
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-23° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
37
Fresh winds from the NE
(37 kph at 50).
5.0 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATB70E62S
2094 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the SSW
(49 kph at 199).
- km
ASCATB68E62S
2106 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the SSW
(51 kph at 201).
- 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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