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

Dome A Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 5 am Sat 19 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -52°C on Mon night, min -58°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -45°C on Tue night, min -53°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
4350
4350
4350
4350
4300
4350
4350
4350
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4350
4350
4300
km/h
20
E
20
ENE
20
NNE
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
25
NW
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
35
WSW
40
SW
35
WSW
45
WSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-57
-56
-55
-54
-53
-53
-56
-53
-52
-49
-46
-45
-48
-50
-51
-51
-50
-48
min °C
-58
-58
-56
-55
-54
-56
-56
-55
-56
-50
-48
-48
-49
-51
-53
-52
-50
-49
 chill °C
-79
-79
-76
-76
-74
-73
-72
-70
-74
-71
-71
-71
-73
-74
-77
-77
-73
-74
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-58-57-56-55-54-55-56-54-54-50-47-47-49-51-52-52-50-49
Sunrise
1:06
12:56
12:47
12:37
12:27
12:18
Sunset
12:18
12:27
12:36
12:45
12:54
1:01

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Dome A Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Dome A is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -52°C on Mon night, min -58°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -45°C on Tue night, min -53°C on Wed night). Mainly strong 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.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
2 hours ago
-18°C
-
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 220).
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-20°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
Wind obs. (74 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
9.0 km
Mid: broken
High: overcast
2025 km SW
1290m alt.
2 hours ago
-27°C
No report.
0

(0 kph at —)
ASCATC108E62S
2306 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the SW
(63 kph at 235).
- km
ASCATC107E62S
2307 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the SW
(62 kph at 232).
- km
ASCATB101E61S
2340 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SW
(44 kph at 220).
- km
ASCATC86E60S
2341 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the WSW
(45 kph at 251).
- km
ASCATB102E61S
2347 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the SW
(48 kph at 219).
- km
ASCATC87E60S
2348 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the WSW
(47 kph at 245).
- 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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