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

Dome A Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Tue 27 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -37°C on Fri morning, min -47°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SE on Tue afternoon, near gales from the SE by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Fri night, min -51°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Fri night, light winds from the N by Mon morning).

Tue
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
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PM
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PM
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PM
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night
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part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4250
4300
4250
4300
4300
4300
4300
km/h
20
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
50
SE
55
SE
60
SE
45
SE
35
ESE
25
ENE
35
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
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Snowflake cm
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 mm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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max °C
-42
-42
-47
-44
-43
-41
-38
-38
-37
-34
-33
-36
-37
-40
-47
-44
-44
min °C
-44
-47
-47
-45
-46
-45
-40
-38
-38
-36
-35
-36
-38
-47
-48
-46
-51
 chill °C
-61
-66
-67
-65
-67
-67
-60
-58
-60
-58
-56
-56
-57
-69
-70
-65
-68
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-43-45-47-45-45-43-39-38-38-35-34-36-38-44-48-45-48
Sunrise
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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 -37°C on Fri morning, min -47°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SE on Tue afternoon, near gales from the SE by Fri morning).

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Fri night, min -51°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Fri night, light winds from the N by Mon morning).

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. (9 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
Davis
1316 km N
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-9°C
clear
Clear skies.
26
Moderate winds from the NNE
(26 kph at 20).
Mawson
1482 km NW
16m alt.
3 hours ago
-9°C
State of sky unchanged.
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
40 km
Mid: clear
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-9°C
-
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 220).
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-18°C
clear
Clear
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 10).
10.0 km
WilkinsRunwayEast
1813 km NE
755m alt.
3 hours ago
-17°C
-
13
Light winds from the WSW
(13 kph at 250).
Casey
1841 km NE
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-11°C
State of sky unchanged.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
45 km
Mid: few
SHIP2649
1969 km NE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-12°C
47
Strong winds from the W
(47 kph at 260).
2025 km SW
1290m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0

(0 kph at —)
BaseBelgranoII
2055 km SSW
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-11°C
-
17
Light winds from the SE
(17 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy

* 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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