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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Mon 07 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -48°C on Tue afternoon, min -51°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -48°C on Thu night, min -50°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Thu morning, near gales from the N by Sat night).

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
4350
4350
4350
4300
4400
4300
4400
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
km/h
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
W
15
WNW
25
W
25
W
20
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
50
NNW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-50
-51
-49
-49
-48
-49
-51
-48
-49
-49
-49
-48
-50
-50
-48
-49
-49
-49
min °C
-51
-51
-51
-49
-49
-51
-51
-51
-50
-49
-49
-50
-50
-50
-50
-49
-49
-50
 chill °C
-68
-69
-67
-62
-65
-72
-72
-69
-69
-69
-70
-74
-74
-74
-75
-74
-74
-76
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-51-51-50-49-49-50-51-50-50-49-49-49-50-50-49-49-49-50
Sunrise
3:04
2:55
2:44
2:33
2:22
2:12
Sunset
10:35
10:45
10:54
11:05
11:14
11:23

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Dome A Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Dome A is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -48°C on Tue afternoon, min -51°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -48°C on Thu night, min -50°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Thu morning, near gales from the N by Sat 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
Davis
1316 km N
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-14°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the ESE
(11 kph at 110).
Mawson
1482 km NW
16m alt.
3 hours ago
-20°C
-
19
Light winds from the SE
(19 kph at 140).
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
44 minutes ago
-20°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
30
Fresh winds from the NE
(30 kph at 50).
35 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-32°C
clear
Haze -.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
1.7 km
Low: overcast
Casey
1841 km NE
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-12°C
-
130
Extremely windy from the E
(130 kph at 100).
Mid: few
2025 km SW
1290m alt.
2 hours ago
-27°C
No report.
0

(0 kph at —)
BaseBelgranoII
2055 km SSW
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-19°C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
20
Moderate winds from the SSW
(20 kph at 200).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
Halvfarryggen
2281 km SW
694m alt.
2 hours ago
-26°C
No report.
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 260).
2322 km SW
574m alt.
2 hours ago
-25°C
No report.
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
Dumont Durville
2325 km E
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-18°C
-
31
Fresh winds from the ESE
(31 kph at 110).
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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