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

Dome A Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 11 am Fri 11 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -47°C on Fri morning, min -53°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Fri night, moderate winds from the NE by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -50°C on Mon night, min -58°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
km/h
50
NW
50
NW
55
NW
55
NNW
45
NNW
40
NNW
35
N
30
N
25
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNW
15
NW
20
W
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-47
-47
-47
-48
-49
-49
-50
-50
-50
-53
-51
-50
-57
-56
-56
-57
-56
-55
min °C
-48
-47
-48
-48
-49
-49
-50
-50
-53
-53
-52
-56
-57
-57
-58
-58
-57
-56
 chill °C
-73
-72
-74
-74
-74
-74
-73
-72
-74
-74
-73
-76
-77
-75
-75
-75
-75
-77
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-48-47-48-48-49-49-50-50-52-53-52-53-57-57-57-58-57-56
Sunrise
2:22
2:12
2:03
1:53
1:44
12:00
Sunset
11:14
11:23
11:32
11:42
11:51
12:00

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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 Fri morning, min -53°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Fri night, moderate winds from the NE by Sun night).

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -50°C on Mon night, min -58°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

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.
58 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Davis
1316 km N
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-17°C
State of sky unchanged.
17
Light winds from the NNE
(17 kph at 20).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Mawson
1482 km NW
16m alt.
3 hours ago
-16°C
Nearby precipitation but not falling at station.
83
Severe gales from the SSE
(83 kph at 150).
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
58 minutes ago
-18°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 70).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-21°C
clear
Haze -.
31
Fresh winds from the ENE
(31 kph at 70).
1.8 km
Low: overcast
Casey
1841 km NE
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-16°C
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 40).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
2025 km SW
1290m alt.
3 hours ago
-27°C
No report.
0

(0 kph at —)
BaseBelgranoII
2055 km SSW
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-26°C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 230).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB65E62S
2142 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the SSW
(63 kph at 207).
- km
ASCATC65E62S
2143 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
65
Gales from the SSW
(65 kph at 206).
- 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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