Dome A weather
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Dome A Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 5 pm Sun 13 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -47°C on Sun afternoon, min -57°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NW by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -52°C on Thu night, min -56°C on Wed afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4300
4300
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4300
4350
4350
km/h
40
N
35
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NW
15
WSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
25
ESE
20
ENE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-47
-47
-52
-51
-51
-56
-55
-55
-56
-54
-54
-54
-53
-52
-52
-53
-53
min °C
-48
-51
-52
-51
-55
-56
-56
-57
-56
-56
-55
-54
-54
-53
-53
-54
-56
 chill °C
-71
-74
-74
-72
-76
-76
-73
-74
-68
-74
-77
-76
-75
-74
-75
-76
-76
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-48-49-52-51-53-56-56-56-56-55-55-54-54-53-53-54-55
Sunrise
1:53
1:44
12:00
1:25
1:15
Sunset
11:32
11:42
11:51
12:00
12:00
12:09

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Dome A Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Dome A is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -47°C on Sun afternoon, min -57°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NW by Wed morning).

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -52°C on Thu night, min -56°C on Wed afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

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
-
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 280).
Mawson
1482 km NW
16m alt.
1 hour ago
-20°C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 260).
40 km
Mid: scattered
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-20°C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 280 degs) was rejected.
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-7°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the NNW
(20 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Casey
1841 km NE
42m alt.
1 hour ago
-7°C
State of sky unchanged.
9
Light winds from the NNW
(9 kph at 340).
50 km
Mid: overcast
1906 km NW
232m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (44 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: scattered
2025 km SW
1290m alt.
2 hours ago
-27°C
No report.
0

(0 kph at —)
BaseBelgranoII
2055 km SSW
256m alt.
1 hour ago
-36°C
-
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 230).
40 km
Mid: few
Halvfarryggen
2281 km SW
694m alt.
2 hours ago
-26°C
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
2322 km SW
574m alt.
1 hour ago
-25°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).

* 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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