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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Mon 25 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -45°C on Mon morning, min -52°C on Wed afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -51°C on Fri night, min -53°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
km/h
25
SE
25
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
max °C
-45
-47
-48
-49
-49
-50
-51
-51
-52
-53
-53
-52
-52
-53
-51
-53
-52
-52
min °C
-45
-48
-49
-49
-49
-51
-51
-52
-52
-53
-53
-53
-53
-53
-52
-53
-53
-53
-63
-67
-68
-67
-69
-72
-72
-71
-71
-71
-71
-71
-70
-72
-71
-73
-74
-72
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-45-48-49-49-49-51-51-52-52-53-53-53-53-53-52-53-53-53
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 -45°C on Mon morning, min -52°C on Wed afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -51°C on Fri night, min -53°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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
DomeA
0 km E
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Davis
1316 km N
23m alt.
4 hours ago
-26° C
clear
Clear skies.
24
Moderate winds from the ESE
(24 kph at 120).
Mid: few
Mawson
1482 km NW
16m alt.
4 hours ago
-15° C
-
43
Strong winds from the SE
(43 kph at 140).
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
33
Fresh winds from the N
(33 kph at 0).
26 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-18° C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (41 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Casey
1841 km NE
42m alt.
4 hours ago
-9° C
-
65
Gales from the ENE
(65 kph at 70).
0.1 km
ASCATB77E64S
1881 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the W
(40 kph at 267).
- km
ASCATB78E63S
1961 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 278).
- km
ASCATB84E63S
1981 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WSW
(40 kph at 238).
- km
ASCATB76E63S
1988 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the WNW
(25 kph at 292).
- 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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