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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Fri 28 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -45°C on Fri night, min -52°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -50°C on Wed afternoon, min -55°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Mon night, light winds from the NNW by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
4300
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4300
4300
km/h
15
WSW
35
S
35
S
30
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
20
ESE
30
E
35
E
35
E
25
E
15
NNE
20
NNW
25
NW
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-45
-51
-51
-49
-47
-47
-49
-51
-51
-53
-53
-53
-53
-54
-50
-50
min °C
-51
-51
-51
-50
-47
-49
-50
-52
-52
-53
-53
-53
-55
-55
-52
-50
 chill °C
-69
-74
-74
-73
-67
-68
-70
-73
-73
-75
-76
-76
-77
-72
-70
-69
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-48-51-51-50-47-48-50-52-52-53-53-53-54-55-51-50
Sunrise
5:08
4:51
4:34
4:19
4:06
Sunset
8:36
8:53
9:09
9:23
9:37

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Dome A Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Dome A is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -45°C on Fri night, min -52°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -50°C on Wed afternoon, min -55°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Mon night, light winds from the NNW by Thu afternoon).

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
-19°C
clear
Clear skies.
30
Fresh winds from the E
(30 kph at 100).
Mawson
1482 km NW
16m alt.
3 hours ago
-18°C
-
Wind obs. (50 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-16°C
-
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 90).
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-15°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
50
Strong winds from the S
(50 kph at 170).
4.1 km
Mid: overcast
BungerHills
1822 km NE
0m alt.
3 hours ago
-19°C
-
7
Light winds from the SE
(7 kph at 140).
Casey
1841 km NE
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-17°C
-
20
Moderate winds from the NE
(20 kph at 40).
Mid: overcast
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
-27°C
-
22
Moderate winds from the SE
(22 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: few
ASCATB71E61S
2218 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the SW
(35 kph at 225).
- km
ASCATB70E61S
2226 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the SW
(36 kph at 225).
- 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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