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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 am Sun 14 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Sat night, min -38°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Tue night, min -38°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NW
 cm 
 mm 
max°C
-32
-36
-33
-33
-36
-34
-33
-36
-32
-31
-34
-32
-32
-36
-33
-32
-33
-31
-29
min°C
-38
-38
-34
-36
-37
-35
-37
-37
-34
-35
-35
-33
-37
-38
-34
-35
-34
-32
-32
chill°C 
-48
-48
-44
-48
-49
-48
-54
-54
-49
-49
-49
-47
-50
-50
-45
-45
-43
-44
-42
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4650
4350
4450
4300
4300
4300
4250
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4450
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-35-37-34-35-37-35-35-37-33-33-35-33-35-37-34-34-34-32-31
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 Sat night, min -38°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Tue night, min -38°C on Thu 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Davis
1316 km N
23m alt.
48 minutes ago
-1° C
-
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 270).
Mid: overcast
Mawson
1482 km NW
16m alt.
48 minutes ago
-1° C
-
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 310).
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
48 minutes ago
0° C
-
7
Light winds from the SSE
(7 kph at 150).
Mcmurdo
1731 km SE
24m alt.
48 minutes ago
-7° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
37
Fresh winds from the SSE
(37 kph at 160).
4.8 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-7° C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (33 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
High: overcast
SnyderRocks
1772 km NE
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
-
13
Light winds from the SSE
(13 kph at 160).
Cape Ross
1773 km ESE
212m alt.
48 minutes ago
-4° C
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
WilkinsRunwayEast
1813 km NE
755m alt.
48 minutes ago
-6° C
-
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 190).
0.4 km
Mid: overcast
SHIP1414
1838 km NE
-m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
-
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 30).
Casey
1841 km NE
42m alt.
48 minutes ago
-1° C
-
9
Light winds from the NNE
(9 kph at 30).
1.0 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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