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

Dome A Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 5 pm Sat 26 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -50°C on Mon afternoon, min -55°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -45°C on Wed afternoon, min -54°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Tue afternoon, near gales from the SE by Thu morning).

Sat
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4300
4300
4350
4300
4300
4350
4300
4350
km/h
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
5
SE
15
NW
20
W
25
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
S
40
SE
50
ESE
45
E
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-54
-53
-55
-52
-51
-53
-50
-50
-50
-47
-48
-47
-45
-45
-47
-47
-48
min °C
-55
-55
-55
-53
-54
-53
-52
-52
-52
-48
-50
-48
-45
-51
-51
-48
-52
 chill °C
-74
-75
-75
-71
-72
-70
-65
-52
-67
-66
-70
-70
-67
-74
-75
-73
-78
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-55-54-55-53-53-53-51-51-51-48-49-48-45-48-49-48-50
Sunrise
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—
12:49
—
—
11:40
—
—
11:30
—
—
11:19
—
—
11:10
—
—
Sunset
1:20
—
2:29
—
—
1:39
—
—
1:47
—
—
1:57
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2:06
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Dome A Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Dome A is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -50°C on Mon afternoon, min -55°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -45°C on Wed afternoon, min -54°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Tue afternoon, near gales from the SE by Thu 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
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
2 hours ago
-17°C
-
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 130).
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-15°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
7.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
ASCATB71E61S
2204 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the S
(49 kph at 176).
- km
ASCATB65E61S
2208 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the SSW
(36 kph at 197).
- km
ASCATB69E61S
2209 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the S
(52 kph at 185).
- km
ASCATB64E61S
2212 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the SSW
(38 kph at 196).
- km
ASCATB70E61S
2216 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the S
(45 kph at 185).
- km
ASCATB66E61S
2218 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the SSW
(37 kph at 196).
- km
ASCATB68E61S
2219 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the SSW
(51 kph at 193).
- km
ASCATB71E60S
2230 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the S
(45 kph at 174).
- 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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