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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Sun 10 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -47°C on Tue morning, min -51°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -39°C on Thu night, min -51°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed morning, strong winds from the WSW by Fri morning).

Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
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PM
night
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PM
night
AM
PM
night
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PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
km/h
10
NNW
5
ENE
10
ESE
15
E
10
E
5
NE
0
SSW
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
S
15
SSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
SW
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max °C
-48
-49
-50
-50
-50
-48
-47
-48
-50
-51
-51
-50
-51
-47
-39
-41
-39
-40
min °C
-49
-50
-50
-50
-50
-49
-48
-49
-51
-51
-51
-51
-51
-49
-42
-42
-39
-44
-62
-62
-63
-66
-63
-59
-48
-49
-61
-66
-71
-72
-71
-65
-62
-64
-60
-63
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
4300
4300
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4400
4350
4300
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-49-50-50-50-50-49-48-49-51-51-51-51-51-48-41-42-39-42
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 -47°C on Tue morning, min -51°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -39°C on Thu night, min -51°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed morning, strong winds from the WSW by Fri morning).

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
-64° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 230).
Davis
1316 km N
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-16° C
State of sky unchanged.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: scattered
Mawson
1482 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-17° C
State of sky unchanged.
31
Fresh winds from the SSE
(31 kph at 150).
40 km
Mid: clear
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
2 hours ago
-11° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 100).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-20° C
clear
Haze -.
33
Fresh winds from the ESE.(Wind varies from 070 to 140 degs)
(33 kph at 110).
1.5 km
ASCATB74E64S
1806 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the SSW
(55 kph at 203).
- km
ASCATB73E64S
1821 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the SSW
(57 kph at 201).
- km
ASCATB75E64S
1827 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the SSW
(55 kph at 200).
- km
Casey
1841 km NE
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
Precipitation within sight but not hitting ground.
41
Strong winds from the S
(41 kph at 170).
50 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB77E64S
1841 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the SSW
(49 kph at 195).
- 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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