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

Dome A Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 5 am Sun 20 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -47°C on Tue afternoon, min -56°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -50°C on Wed night, min -55°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed night, light winds from the N by Fri night).

Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
4350
4300
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
4350
4300
4300
4350
4350
4350
4350
km/h
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
WNW
10
NW
20
NW
30
NW
35
WNW
30
NW
35
WNW
30
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
N
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-54
-53
-53
-56
-54
-53
-49
-47
-47
-51
-51
-50
-50
-50
-51
-53
-54
-54
min °C
-54
-54
-56
-56
-55
-55
-51
-48
-50
-53
-53
-52
-51
-50
-53
-55
-54
-55
 chill °C
-75
-74
-74
-73
-70
-74
-74
-71
-73
-76
-76
-76
-73
-72
-72
-72
-70
-68
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-54-54-55-56-55-54-50-48-49-52-52-51-51-50-52-54-54-55
Sunrise
12:56
12:47
12:37
12:27
12:18
12:08
Sunset
12:27
12:36
12:45
12:54
1:01
1:10

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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 Tue afternoon, min -56°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon).

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -50°C on Wed night, min -55°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed night, light winds from the N by Fri night).

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.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Davis
1316 km N
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-24°C
clear
Clear skies.
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 100).
Mawson
1482 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-21°C
-
98
Stormy winds from the SSE
(98 kph at 150).
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-19°C
-
17
Light winds from the NNE
(17 kph at 30).
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-14°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (37 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Casey
1841 km NE
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-15°C
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
Mid: overcast
2025 km SW
1290m alt.
1 hour ago
-27°C
No report.
0

(0 kph at —)
BaseBelgranoII
2055 km SSW
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-31°C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: few
Halvfarryggen
2281 km SW
694m alt.
53 minutes ago
-
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 260).
Dumont Durville
2325 km E
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-22°C
-
24
Moderate winds from the ESE
(24 kph at 120).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy

* 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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