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

Dome A Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Wed 21 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -39°C on Wed afternoon, min -49°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -43°C on Sat night, min -49°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
PM
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night
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part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4350
4300
4300
4350
4300
4300
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
km/h
30
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
5
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
10
SE
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Snowflake cm
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 mm
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max °C
-39
-39
-46
-42
-42
-48
-43
-44
-48
-44
-43
-47
-43
-43
-47
-44
-44
min °C
-41
-44
-46
-44
-49
-49
-45
-49
-49
-45
-48
-49
-45
-48
-49
-46
-49
 chill °C
-60
-59
-61
-57
-49
-49
-45
-63
-65
-62
-64
-65
-60
-65
-67
-62
-65
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-40-42-46-43-46-49-44-47-49-45-46-48-44-46-48-45-47
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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Sunset
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 Wed afternoon, min -49°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -43°C on Sat night, min -49°C on Sun morning). 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
DomeA
0 km E
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
1107 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (30 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
3.2 km
Mid: sky obscured
1146 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
light snow
Snow grains.
Wind obs. (30 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
3.2 km
Bharati
1223 km N
35m alt.
2 hours ago
-14°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 320).
20 km
Mid: clear
Davis
1316 km N
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-13°C
State of sky unchanged.
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 280).
50 km
Mid: few
Mawson
1482 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-12°C
State of sky unchanged.
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 100).
40 km
Mid: few
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-11°C
-
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-9°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the E
(22 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
WilkinsRunwayEast
1813 km NE
755m alt.
2 hours ago
-9°C
-
59
Near gales from the E
(59 kph at 100).
Mid: overcast
Casey
1841 km NE
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
moderate snow
Clouds dissolving.
9
Light winds from the NNE
(9 kph at 20).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy

* 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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