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

Dome A Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 11 pm Tue 15 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -50°C on Tue night, min -55°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed morning, strong winds from the SSE by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -51°C on Sun night, min -57°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
4300
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4300
4300
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
km/h
25
N
15
NW
20
W
30
SW
35
SSW
35
S
40
SSE
45
SSE
40
SE
35
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
20
E
15
ENE
15
NNE
15
NNE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-50
-54
-52
-51
-51
-51
-50
-50
-51
-53
-56
-55
-54
-56
-52
-51
min °C
-53
-55
-54
-52
-51
-51
-52
-51
-52
-55
-56
-56
-57
-57
-55
-55
 chill °C
-72
-72
-72
-73
-74
-75
-78
-76
-76
-78
-78
-78
-76
-75
-72
-72
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-52-55-53-52-51-51-51-51-52-54-56-56-56-57-54-53
Sunrise
12:00
1:25
1:15
1:06
12:56
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:09
12:18
12:27

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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 Tue night, min -55°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed morning, strong winds from the SSE by Thu night).

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -51°C on Sun night, min -57°C on Sat night). 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
1146 km S
3012m alt.
4 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
1.2 km
High: few
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
2 hours ago
-10°C
-
102
Extremely windy from the ENE
(102 kph at 60).
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-20°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
Wind obs. (54 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
3.9 km
Mid: overcast
2025 km SW
1290m alt.
2 hours ago
-27°C
No report.
0

(0 kph at —)
Halvfarryggen
2281 km SW
694m alt.
3 hours ago
-26°C
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
2322 km SW
574m alt.
3 hours ago
-25°C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB137E63S
2701 km ENE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the W
(21 kph at 281).
- km
ASCATB138E63S
2720 km E
15m alt.
4 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the W
(23 kph at 268).
- km
ASCATB139E63S
2738 km E
15m alt.
4 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 260).
- km
ASCATC140E63S
2762 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the W
(34 kph at 273).
- 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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