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

Dome A Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Mon 05 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -46°C on Mon afternoon, min -53°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -45°C on Fri afternoon, min -53°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the ENE on Wed night, strong winds from the W by Sat afternoon).

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
night
AM
PM
night
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PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
4350
4350
4350
4400
4350
4300
4300
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4350
4300
4300
km/h
10
NE
10
E
15
ESE
20
E
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
ENE
25
ENE
35
E
35
ENE
35
NE
40
NNE
40
NNE
35
N
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-47
-50
-46
-46
-48
-46
-46
-53
-49
-48
-48
-47
-47
-48
-45
-45
min °C
-50
-50
-47
-50
-49
-47
-51
-53
-51
-51
-48
-48
-50
-50
-46
-49
 chill °C
-64
-64
-63
-68
-67
-65
-71
-74
-69
-72
-71
-70
-74
-74
-69
-70
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-49-50-47-48-49-47-49-53-50-50-48-48-49-49-46-47
Sunrise
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11:22
—
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11:11
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10:59
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—
10:45
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—
10:33
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Sunset
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3:51
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—
—
4:03
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4:13
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4:26
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4:37
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Dome A Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Dome A is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -46°C on Mon afternoon, min -53°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -45°C on Fri afternoon, min -53°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the ENE on Wed night, strong winds from the W by Sat afternoon).

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.
3 hours ago
light snow
Snow grains.
Wind obs. (26 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
1.6 km
Davis
1316 km N
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-10°C
State of sky unchanged.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
50 km
Mid: scattered
Mawson
1482 km NW
16m alt.
3 hours ago
-18°C
State of sky unchanged.
28
Moderate winds from the SE
(28 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: few
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
2 hours ago
-20°C
-
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 170).
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-13°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (28 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Casey
1841 km NE
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-7°C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
45 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Jang Bogo Station
1990 km ESE
29m alt.
3 hours ago
-21°C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: clear
2025 km SW
1290m alt.
3 hours ago
-
0

(0 kph at —)
BaseBelgranoII
2055 km SSW
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-17°C
-
17
Light winds from the SE
(17 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Halvfarryggen
2281 km SW
694m alt.
3 hours ago
-
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 80).

* 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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