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

Dome A Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Sun 11 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -36°C on Mon afternoon, min -49°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sun morning, light winds from the S by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -44°C on Wed afternoon, min -50°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the ENE by Fri afternoon).

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
4350
4350
4350
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4350
4300
4350
4350
4300
4350
4300
4300
4300
km/h
50
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
20
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
5
E
5
ENE
10
ENE
15
E
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-47
-43
-41
-39
-36
-36
-38
-38
-40
-47
-44
-45
-49
-45
-45
-49
-46
-45
min °C
-49
-45
-43
-41
-37
-38
-38
-38
-47
-48
-46
-50
-50
-47
-50
-50
-47
-45
 chill °C
-75
-69
-64
-62
-56
-57
-57
-57
-62
-62
-58
-60
-60
-59
-69
-70
-68
-65
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-48-44-42-40-37-37-38-38-44-48-45-48-50-46-48-50-47-45
Sunrise
10:04
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—
9:49
—
—
9:32
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—
9:11
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—
8:47
—
—
8:07
—
—
Sunset
—
5:05
—
—
5:20
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—
5:37
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—
5:58
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—
6:22
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—
7:01
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Dome A Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Dome A is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -36°C on Mon afternoon, min -49°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sun morning, light winds from the S by Tue night).

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -44°C on Wed afternoon, min -50°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the ENE by Fri 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
DomeA
0 km E
4084m alt.
38 minutes ago
-
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 230).
Davis
1316 km N
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-12°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 80).
Mawson
1482 km NW
16m alt.
3 hours ago
-11°C
-
124
Extremely windy from the SE
(124 kph at 140).
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
38 minutes ago
-9°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-19°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Casey
1841 km NE
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-5°C
-
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 40).
Mid: overcast
2025 km SW
1290m alt.
42 minutes ago
-27°C
No report.
0

(0 kph at —)
BaseBelgranoII
2055 km SSW
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-19°C
-
22
Moderate winds from the SE
(22 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Halvfarryggen
2281 km SW
694m alt.
43 minutes ago
-26°C
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
2322 km SW
574m alt.
42 minutes ago
-25°C
No report.
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).

* 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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