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

Dome A Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Fri 30 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Fri night, min -49°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Fri night, moderate winds from the E by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -42°C on Tue night, min -50°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4300
4300
4300
4250
4250
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4350
4300
4300
4350
4300
4450
km/h
45
SE
40
SE
45
SE
55
SE
50
SE
35
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
30
E
15
NE
10
E
10
E
5
ESE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
SSW
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Snowflake cm
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—
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—
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-37
-37
-34
-33
-36
-39
-41
-47
-44
-44
-47
-44
-43
-48
-43
-42
min °C
-37
-37
-35
-35
-37
-40
-48
-49
-46
-49
-49
-45
-49
-50
-45
-48
 chill °C
-57
-57
-55
-57
-57
-59
-67
-68
-66
-61
-61
-56
-49
-50
-45
-56
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-37-37-35-34-37-40-45-48-45-47-48-45-46-49-44-45
Sunrise
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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Sunset
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12:00
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Dome A Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Dome A is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Fri night, min -49°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Fri night, moderate winds from the E by Sat night).

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -42°C on Tue night, min -50°C on Tue morning). 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
Davis
1312 km N
23m alt.
4 hours ago
-9°C
clear
Clear skies.
6
Light winds from the WNW
(6 kph at 300).
Mawson
1477 km NW
16m alt.
4 hours ago
-10°C
State of sky unchanged.
48
Strong winds from the ESE
(48 kph at 120).
40 km
Mid: few
Syowa
1620 km W
26m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 260).
Williams Field
1712 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-16°C
light snow
Light snow.
19
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
WilkinsRunwayEast
1804 km NE
755m alt.
4 hours ago
-14°C
-
15
Light winds from the NNE
(15 kph at 20).
Mid: mostly cloudy
Casey
1841 km NE
42m alt.
4 hours ago
-12°C
Fog at a distance.
17
Light winds from the S
(17 kph at 180).
5.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
1906 km NW
232m alt.
4 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (61 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
SHIP6988
2016 km NE
3m alt.
4 hours ago
-7°C
50
Strong winds from the SE
(50 kph at 130).
SHIP10155
2016 km NE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
-2°C
50
Strong winds from the SE
(51 kph at 130).
- km
2025 km SW
1290m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0

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* 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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