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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 am Thu 29 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Thu night, min -41°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -36°C on Sun afternoon, min -42°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
 km/h
20
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
15
SW
5
SW
5
SE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
10
SE
max °C
-35
-33
-32
-38
-34
-34
-40
-35
-35
-41
-36
-36
-41
-36
-36
-40
-36
-36
min °C
-36
-33
-38
-39
-36
-40
-41
-37
-41
-42
-38
-41
-42
-38
-41
-42
-38
-42
-50
-47
-52
-52
-42
-50
-52
-45
-50
-51
-47
-52
-55
-51
-57
-59
-53
-54
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4300
4300
4600
4350
4300
4300
4350
4300
4300
4350
4300
4300
4350
4300
4300
4350
4300
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-36-33-35-39-35-37-41-36-38-42-37-39-42-37-39-41-37-39
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00

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Dome A Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Dome A is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Thu night, min -41°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -36°C on Sun afternoon, min -42°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
DomeA
0 km E
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-39° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 10).
1072 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-36° C
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
9.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: scattered
Davis
1312 km N
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
No report.
17
Light winds from the NE
(17 kph at 40).
Mid: overcast
Mawson
1477 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
-
65
Gales from the SE
(65 kph at 140).
Syowa
1620 km W
26m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
-
28
Moderate winds from the ENE
(28 kph at 60).
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1723 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
31
Fresh winds from the E
(31 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: broken
SHIP3003
1731 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
48
Strong winds from the E
(49 kph at 100).
- km
SHIP5628
1731 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
48
Strong winds from the E
(49 kph at 100).
- km
SHIP5079
1731 km SE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-8° C
48
Strong winds from the E
(48 kph at 100).
Mcmurdo
1731 km SE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-11° C
-
33
Fresh winds from the E
(33 kph at 80).
36 km
Mid: overcast

* 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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