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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 am Sat 17 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Fri night, min -34°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

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

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
night
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
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
5
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
0
ENE
5
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
max °C
-28
-32
-30
-29
-33
-29
-29
-32
-32
-32
-37
-33
-32
-36
-32
-32
-36
-32
-31
min °C
-33
-34
-31
-34
-34
-31
-31
-33
-33
-37
-38
-35
-36
-37
-34
-37
-38
-33
-32
-40
-41
-37
-34
-40
-39
-44
-47
-47
-49
-50
-46
-43
-45
-41
-49
-50
-46
-46
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-33-31-32-34-30-30-33-33-35-38-34-34-37-33-35-37-33-32
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 -28°C on Fri night, min -34°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Mon night, min -38°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
1146 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-33° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Davis
1316 km N
23m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
clear
Clear skies.
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 230).
Mid: overcast
Mawson
1482 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
-
26
Moderate winds from the SE
(26 kph at 140).
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
13
Light winds from the S
(13 kph at 170).
ASCATB93E66S
1690 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the E
(22 kph at 95).
- km
ASCATB95E66S
1707 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the E
(22 kph at 98).
- km
ASCATB94E66S
1714 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the E
(23 kph at 92).
- km
Mcmurdo
1731 km SE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
-
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 110).
36 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Mcmurdo Williams
1735 km SE
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-11° C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the NE
(13 kph at 50).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: broken

* 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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