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

Dome A Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Sat 17 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -42°C on Sat morning, min -54°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat night, calm by Sun afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -41°C on Wed afternoon, min -48°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
AM
PM
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cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4300
4300
4300
4350
4350
4350
4350
4300
4300
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
km/h
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
W
30
W
10
W
5
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
N
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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 mm
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—
—
—
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max °C
-42
-42
-42
-50
-47
-47
-49
-44
-42
-46
-42
-42
-44
-41
-41
-44
-42
-42
min °C
-43
-43
-50
-52
-49
-54
-52
-46
-47
-48
-44
-47
-45
-42
-45
-45
-43
-47
 chill °C
-63
-63
-73
-74
-61
-71
-70
-66
-66
-66
-60
-66
-64
-61
-63
-63
-60
-66
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-43-43-46-51-48-51-51-45-45-47-43-45-45-42-43-45-43-45
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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Dome A Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Dome A is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -42°C on Sat morning, min -54°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat night, calm by Sun afternoon).

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -41°C on Wed afternoon, min -48°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. (7 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Davis
1316 km N
23m alt.
1 hour ago
-8°C
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 220).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Mawson
1482 km NW
16m alt.
1 hour ago
-8°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
98
Stormy winds from the SSE
(98 kph at 150).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-14°C
moderate snow
Snow
Wind obs. (24 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
45 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-14°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
WilkinsRunwayEast
1813 km NE
755m alt.
1 hour ago
-18°C
-
39
Strong winds from the E
(39 kph at 80).
Casey
1841 km NE
42m alt.
1 hour ago
-12°C
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
15
Light winds from the NE
(15 kph at 40).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
2025 km SW
1290m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0

(0 kph at —)
BaseBelgranoII
2055 km SSW
256m alt.
1 hour ago
-19°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 200).
40 km
Mid: few
ASCATB103E62S
2207 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the E
(36 kph at 98).
- 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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