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

Dome A Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Sat 10 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -36°C on Mon afternoon, min -50°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NNW on Sat afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Sun morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -38°C on Tue afternoon, min -54°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue morning, calm by Thu night).

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4300
4300
4350
4350
4350
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4350
4300
4300
4350
4300
4350
km/h
25
N
20
NNW
30
W
50
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
5
WNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-49
-48
-48
-48
-43
-42
-40
-36
-36
-40
-38
-38
-47
-45
-45
-52
-49
-49
min °C
-49
-49
-50
-49
-45
-43
-41
-38
-39
-40
-39
-45
-48
-46
-50
-52
-51
-54
 chill °C
-68
-68
-74
-75
-69
-65
-62
-58
-58
-60
-58
-65
-68
-64
-70
-72
-66
-67
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-49-49-49-49-44-43-41-37-38-40-39-42-48-46-48-52-50-52
Sunrise
10:19
—
—
10:04
—
—
9:49
—
—
9:32
—
—
9:11
—
—
8:47
—
—
Sunset
—
4:52
—
—
5:05
—
—
5:20
—
—
5:37
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—
5:58
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—
6:22
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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 -50°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NNW on Sat afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Sun morning).

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -38°C on Tue afternoon, min -54°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue morning, calm by Thu 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
DomeA
0 km E
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
2 hours ago
-5°C
-
50
Strong winds from the NE
(50 kph at 50).
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1723 km SE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-24°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-19°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
2025 km SW
1290m alt.
2 hours ago
-27°C
No report.
0

(0 kph at —)
Halvfarryggen
2281 km SW
694m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB114E63S
2287 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WSW
(49 kph at 245).
- km
ASCATC95E61S
2288 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the SW
(55 kph at 223).
- km
ASCATC96E61S
2294 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the SW
(54 kph at 229).
- km
ASCATC115E63S
2303 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the WSW
(43 kph at 251).
- 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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