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

Dome A Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Wed 11 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Wed afternoon, min -43°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Mon night, min -44°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4400
4350
4300
4300
km/h
25
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
S
15
SSE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
20
E
15
ENE
5
ENE
0
NW
5
W
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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—
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—
—
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—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-35
-32
-32
-36
-35
-35
-40
-35
-35
-41
-40
-40
-43
-38
-37
-40
-34
-33
min °C
-35
-34
-35
-36
-35
-43
-42
-37
-40
-42
-40
-44
-44
-40
-41
-42
-37
-38
 chill °C
-50
-46
-47
-48
-46
-60
-59
-51
-54
-55
-55
-61
-61
-55
-52
-49
-37
-45
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-35-33-34-36-35-39-41-36-38-42-40-42-44-39-39-41-36-36
Sunrise
12:00
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12:00
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—
12:00
—
—
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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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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Dome A Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Dome A is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Wed afternoon, min -43°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Mon night, min -44°C on Sat 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
DomeA
0 km E
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
1072 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
SHIP9155
1309 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-2°C
58
Near gales from the NE
(58 kph at 40).
- km
Syowa
1620 km W
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-19°C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 120).
ASCATB95E66S
1682 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the E
(46 kph at 99).
- km
SHIP5538
1313 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-2°C
58
Near gales from the NE
(58 kph at 40).
- km
SHIP3430
1313 km N
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-4°C
58
Near gales from the NE
(58 kph at 40).
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-19°C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 120).
ASCATB95E66S
1688 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the E
(46 kph at 99).
- km
ASCATB94E66S
1696 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the E
(46 kph at 94).
- 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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