Dome A weather
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Dome A Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 11 am Thu 24 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -48°C on Thu afternoon, min -56°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu night, light winds from the S by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -48°C on Tue afternoon, min -56°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
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PM
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part cloud
part cloud
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cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
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some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4300
4350
km/h
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
20
WSW
15
S
20
SSE
25
S
25
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
10
ESE
5
E
5
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-49
-48
-48
-48
-49
-50
-56
-54
-54
-55
-53
-53
-54
-51
-51
-51
-48
-48
min °C
-50
-49
-49
-49
-49
-56
-56
-55
-56
-56
-54
-54
-54
-52
-53
-51
-49
-51
 chill °C
-71
-70
-71
-71
-70
-72
-73
-74
-78
-77
-73
-72
-69
-62
-65
-66
-66
-68
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-50-49-49-49-49-53-56-55-55-56-54-54-54-52-52-51-49-50
Sunrise
12:18
12:08
11:59
12:49
11:40
11:30
Sunset
1:01
1:10
1:20
2:29
1:39
1:47

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Dome A Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Dome A is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -48°C on Thu afternoon, min -56°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu night, light winds from the S by Fri night).

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -48°C on Tue afternoon, min -56°C on Sun 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
1316 km N
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-17°C
State of sky unchanged.
7
Light winds from the NNE
(7 kph at 30).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Mawson
1482 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-13°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
107
Extremely windy from the SE
(107 kph at 140).
<100m
Mid: sky obscured
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
57 minutes ago
-13°C
-
43
Strong winds from the ENE
(43 kph at 70).
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-19°C
light snow
Light snow.
30
Fresh winds from the E
(30 kph at 90).
1.4 km
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Casey
1841 km NE
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-13°C
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
31
Fresh winds from the NE
(31 kph at 50).
32 km
Mid: overcast
2025 km SW
1290m alt.
2 hours ago
-27°C
No report.
0

(0 kph at —)
BaseBelgranoII
2055 km SSW
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-26°C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
9
Light winds from the NE
(9 kph at 50).
30 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC90E61S
2227 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the N
(42 kph at 355).
- km
ASCATC89E61S
2233 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the N
(43 kph at 357).
- km
ASCATC89E60S
2249 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NNW
(42 kph at 341).
- 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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