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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Fri 04 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -52°C on Fri morning, min -55°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Sat morning, calm by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -47°C on Wed night, min -53°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the NE by Wed night).

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
4300
4350
4350
4350
4300
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
4350
km/h
30
SE
35
SE
35
SSE
40
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
20
ESE
15
E
5
SE
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
10
WNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-52
-54
-53
-52
-53
-54
-54
-53
-53
-52
-51
-50
-49
-48
-48
-48
-49
-47
min °C
-53
-54
-53
-52
-53
-55
-54
-54
-54
-53
-52
-51
-49
-48
-48
-49
-50
-51
 chill °C
-76
-78
-77
-77
-74
-77
-74
-71
-54
-63
-61
-51
-49
-56
-61
-66
-69
-70
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-53-54-53-52-53-55-54-54-54-53-52-51-49-48-48-49-50-49
Sunrise
3:40
3:27
3:17
3:04
2:55
2:44
Sunset
10:01
10:13
10:23
10:35
10:45
10:54

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Dome A Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Dome A is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -52°C on Fri morning, min -55°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Sat morning, calm by Sun night).

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -47°C on Wed night, min -53°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the NE by Wed 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.
1 hour ago
-14°C
clear
Clear skies.
13
Light winds from the ESE
(13 kph at 120).
Mawson
1482 km NW
16m alt.
1 hour ago
-17°C
-
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 260).
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-15°C
-
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 170).
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-26°C
light snow
Light snow.
28
Moderate winds from the ENE
(28 kph at 70).
6.0 km
Low: overcast
Casey
1841 km NE
42m alt.
1 hour ago
-9°C
-
19
Light winds from the NNE
(19 kph at 30).
Mid: overcast
2025 km SW
1290m alt.
57 minutes ago
-
0

(0 kph at —)
BaseBelgranoII
2055 km SSW
256m alt.
1 hour ago
-21°C
moderate snow
Clouds dissolving.
28
Moderate winds from the SE
(28 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATB58E62S
2180 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the ENE
(58 kph at 76).
- km
ASCATC58E62S
2195 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the ENE
(54 kph at 66).
- km
ASCATC57E62S
2196 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the ENE
(49 kph at 70).
- 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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