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

Dome A Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Mon 02 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -39°C on Tue night, min -48°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -41°C on Thu night, min -48°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
night
AM
PM
night
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PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4300
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
4250
4300
4300
4300
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
km/h
15
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
15
WNW
25
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-42
-47
-42
-42
-45
-40
-39
-42
-42
-42
-45
-42
-41
-45
-41
-41
min °C
-48
-48
-45
-48
-47
-42
-41
-44
-43
-48
-47
-43
-47
-47
-42
-46
 chill °C
-61
-60
-57
-64
-64
-58
-58
-60
-58
-68
-67
-62
-64
-63
-56
-59
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-45-48-44-45-46-41-40-43-43-45-46-43-44-46-42-44
Sunrise
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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Sunset
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12:00
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Dome A Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Dome A is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -39°C on Tue night, min -48°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Tue night).

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -41°C on Thu night, min -48°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

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
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-10°C
-
35
Fresh winds from the NE
(35 kph at 50).
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1723 km SE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
-16°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-14°C
light snow
Light snow.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
2025 km SW
1290m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0

(0 kph at —)
SHIP11739
2117 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-2°C
40
Strong winds from the SW
(40 kph at 230).
- km
Halvfarryggen
2281 km SW
694m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
2322 km SW
574m alt.
1 hour ago
-
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
ASCATB112E62S
2371 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the N
(39 kph at 6).
- km
ASCATB104E61S
2377 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the N
(32 kph at 353).
- km
ASCATB105E61S
2389 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the N
(29 kph at 351).
- 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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