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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Sat 06 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -45°C on Sat morning, min -53°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -49°C on Tue afternoon, min -55°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Wed night, light winds from the W by Thu night).

Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
km/h
35
SSE
30
SE
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NNE
30
N
25
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
N
30
N
20
NW
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
25
W
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
max °C
-45
-50
-52
-53
-52
-51
-51
-51
-48
-50
-49
-49
-52
-54
-52
-51
-51
-53
min °C
-48
-51
-53
-53
-52
-51
-51
-51
-50
-50
-49
-51
-54
-54
-55
-51
-52
-54
-69
-71
-74
-73
-72
-71
-72
-72
-70
-70
-69
-74
-73
-73
-78
-76
-75
-76
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4300
4300
4350
4400
4350
4350
4350
4350
4300
4350
4300
4300
4350
4350
4350
4300
4300
4350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-47-51-53-53-52-51-51-51-49-50-49-50-53-54-54-51-52-54
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 Sat morning, min -53°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -49°C on Tue afternoon, min -55°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Wed night, light winds from the W by Thu night).

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.
48 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Davis
1316 km N
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-25° C
clear
Clear skies.
13
Light winds from the ENE
(13 kph at 70).
Mawson
1482 km NW
16m alt.
3 hours ago
-22° C
-
24
Moderate winds from the S
(24 kph at 190).
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
48 minutes ago
-24° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 70).
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-28° C
clear
Clear
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 10).
10.0 km
Casey
1841 km NE
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-20° C
-
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
ASCATC47E66S
1882 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WSW
(51 kph at 240).
- km
ASCATC46E66S
1894 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WSW
(48 kph at 251).
- km
ASCATC45E66S
1910 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WSW
(42 kph at 240).
- km
ASCATC44E66S
1924 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the WSW
(41 kph at 247).
- 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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