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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 pm Sun 18 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sun night, min -35°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Wed night, min -36°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
PM
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PM
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PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
10
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
S
max °C
-29
-28
-34
-32
-31
-34
-31
-30
-34
-30
-29
-34
-31
-30
-35
-30
-30
min °C
-30
-32
-34
-33
-33
-35
-32
-34
-34
-32
-33
-35
-33
-35
-36
-33
-34
-40
-46
-49
-48
-47
-49
-45
-46
-46
-43
-44
-47
-44
-44
-45
-40
-41
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4300
4300
4300
4300
4250
4300
4300
4250
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-30-30-34-33-32-35-32-32-34-31-31-35-32-33-36-32-32
Sunrise
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 Sun night, min -35°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Wed night, min -36°C on Fri 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
1072 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-29° C
light snow
Snow grains.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 310 degs) was rejected.
2.4 km
Mid: overcast
Syowa
1620 km W
26m alt.
57 minutes ago
-3° C
-
15
Light winds from the NNE
(15 kph at 20).
SHIP3991
1680 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
18
Light winds from the SSE
(18 kph at 160).
17.7 km
Williams Field
1712 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the ENE
(24 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Low: broken
ASCATB39E67S
1802 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the ESE
(24 kph at 111).
- km
SHIP2157
1688 km WNW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
partially cloudy
18
Light winds from the SSE
(18 kph at 160).
20.4 km
SHIP9634
1688 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
18
Light winds from the SSE
(18 kph at 160).
17.7 km
SHIP6388
1688 km WNW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
partially cloudy
18
Light winds from the SSE
(18 kph at 160).
20.4 km
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the ENE
(24 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Low: broken
ASCATB39E67S
1812 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the ESE
(24 kph at 111).
- 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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