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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Sat 15 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -43°C on Sat night, min -55°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Mon morning, light winds from the SSE by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -38°C on Thu night, min -55°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Tue night, strong winds from the NW by Thu night).

Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
4350
4350
4300
4300
4300
4350
4500
4300
4300
4350
4350
4350
4350
4450
4350
4350
4350
4300
km/h
15
SSW
20
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
35
WSW
45
W
40
W
25
WSW
15
SE
20
SE
15
E
15
NNE
20
N
20
ENE
25
NNW
35
NW
50
NW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-54
-51
-43
-45
-45
-46
-45
-45
-47
-55
-55
-54
-51
-51
-50
-49
-42
-38
min °C
-54
-53
-49
-46
-47
-47
-46
-45
-55
-55
-55
-54
-52
-51
-51
-50
-46
-42
 chill °C
-71
-72
-68
-65
-66
-70
-70
-67
-71
-73
-75
-72
-68
-70
-70
-70
-68
-63
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-54-52-46-46-46-47-46-45-51-55-55-54-52-51-51-50-44-40
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 Sat night, min -55°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Mon morning, light winds from the SSE by Mon night).

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -38°C on Thu night, min -55°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Tue night, strong winds from the NW by Thu 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
DomeA
0 km E
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-67° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 230).
Davis
1316 km N
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-15° C
State of sky unchanged.
Wind obs. (26 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
50 km
Mid: scattered
Mawson
1482 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-16° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
83
Severe gales from the S
(83 kph at 180).
0.1 km
Mid: sky obscured
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-10° C
-
9
Light winds from the NNW
(9 kph at 340).
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-30° C
light snow
Light snow.
50
Strong winds from the ENE
(50 kph at 60).
3.6 km
Mid: scattered
Casey
1841 km NE
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
128
Extremely windy from the E
(128 kph at 80).
<100m
Mid: sky obscured
2025 km SW
1290m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0

(0 kph at —)
ASCATB70E62S
2112 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the SW
(63 kph at 218).
- km
ASCATB69E62S
2117 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
64
Gales from the SW
(64 kph at 223).
- km
ASCATB69E61S
2125 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
66
Gales from the SW
(66 kph at 226).
- 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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