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

Dome A Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Thu 01 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -47°C on Thu afternoon, min -52°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -40°C on Wed morning, min -53°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the SE by Wed morning).

Thu
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
PM
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some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
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4450
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4300
km/h
10
S
5
S
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SSE
0
W
5
NW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
5
E
15
E
20
ESE
25
E
25
ESE
30
SE
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Snowflake cm
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 mm
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max °C
-47
-47
-52
-49
-49
-52
-47
-48
-50
-47
-47
-52
-48
-48
-51
-46
-42
min °C
-48
-52
-52
-50
-52
-52
-50
-50
-50
-48
-50
-53
-50
-51
-51
-48
-44
 chill °C
-59
-64
-64
-62
-62
-52
-60
-63
-66
-64
-50
-65
-66
-71
-72
-67
-63
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-48-50-52-50-51-52-49-49-50-48-49-53-49-50-51-47-43
Sunrise
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11:55
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11:44
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11:33
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11:22
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11:11
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Sunset
3:11
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3:20
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3:31
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3:42
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3:51
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4:03
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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 Thu afternoon, min -52°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -40°C on Wed morning, min -53°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the SE by Wed morning).

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.
2 hours ago
-13°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 210).
Mawson
1482 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-14°C
State of sky unchanged.
30
Fresh winds from the ESE
(30 kph at 120).
40 km
Mid: few
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-20°C
-
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 260).
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-19°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
3.9 km
Mid: few
High: overcast
Casey
1841 km NE
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-12°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
72
Gales from the E
(72 kph at 100).
<100m
Mid: sky obscured
2025 km SW
1290m alt.
38 minutes ago
-27°C
No report.
0

(0 kph at —)
BaseBelgranoII
2055 km SSW
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-24°C
-
9
Light winds from the SE
(9 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: scattered
Halvfarryggen
2281 km SW
694m alt.
38 minutes ago
-26°C
No report.
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 260).
2322 km SW
574m alt.
4 hours ago
-25°C
No report.
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
Dumont Durville
2325 km E
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-23°C
-
6
Light winds from the SSE
(6 kph at 160).
50 km
Mid: few

* 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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