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

Dome A Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Sun 08 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Tue night, min -49°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the NNW by Tue afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Wed night, min -44°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu morning, strong winds from the SSE by Fri night).

Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
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PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
km/h
5
N
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
35
NNW
35
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
SW
25
SSW
30
S
40
SSE
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Snowflake cm
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 mm
—
—
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-47
-42
-42
-43
-41
-41
-39
-35
-34
-35
-34
-33
-39
-38
-38
-43
-40
-40
min °C
-49
-44
-46
-45
-42
-47
-44
-37
-36
-36
-34
-40
-40
-38
-44
-44
-41
-43
 chill °C
-57
-57
-62
-61
-58
-64
-63
-55
-53
-52
-49
-56
-56
-53
-62
-62
-60
-64
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-48-43-44-44-42-44-42-36-35-36-34-37-40-38-41-44-41-42
Sunrise
12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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—
12:00
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—
12:00
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Sunset
12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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Dome A Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Dome A is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Tue night, min -49°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the NNW by Tue afternoon).

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Wed night, min -44°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu morning, strong winds from the SSE by Fri 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
SHIP6722
1309 km N
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-13°C
11
Light winds from the ENE
(11 kph at 70).
Davis
1312 km N
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-
9
Light winds from the NE
(9 kph at 50).
Mid: overcast
Mawson
1477 km NW
16m alt.
3 hours ago
-12°C
-
63
Gales from the SE
(63 kph at 140).
Syowa
1620 km W
26m alt.
53 minutes ago
-14°C
-
13
Light winds from the SSW
(13 kph at 210).
Williams Field
1712 km SE
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-14°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the E
(28 kph at 80).
8.0 km
Low: overcast
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
53 minutes ago
-14°C
-
13
Light winds from the SSW
(13 kph at 210).
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-14°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the E
(28 kph at 80).
8.0 km
Low: overcast
WilkinsRunwayEast
1813 km NE
755m alt.
3 hours ago
-19°C
-
70
Gales from the E
(70 kph at 90).
3.5 km
Casey
1841 km NE
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-10°C
State of sky unchanged.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
41 km
Mid: scattered
2025 km SW
1290m alt.
58 minutes ago
-27°C
No report.
0

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* 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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