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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Sun 19 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -39°C on Tue night, min -49°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -41°C on Wed afternoon, min -52°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
5
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
20
N
25
N
30
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
25
WNW
20
WSW
25
SW
20
SSW
15
SSE
20
ESE
max °C
-45
-47
-47
-47
-48
-48
-46
-39
-39
-41
-42
-45
-47
-49
-51
-52
-52
min °C
-46
-47
-47
-48
-49
-48
-47
-41
-40
-41
-44
-46
-49
-50
-51
-52
-52
-61
-61
-56
-58
-64
-64
-64
-59
-59
-60
-62
-64
-68
-69
-70
-70
-69
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
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4350
4350
4350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-46-47-47-48-49-48-47-40-40-41-43-46-48-50-51-52-52
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 -39°C on Tue night, min -49°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Tue night).

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -41°C on Wed afternoon, min -52°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

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.
3 hours ago
-60° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 230).
Davis
1316 km N
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-12° C
clear
Clear skies.
22
Moderate winds from the N
(22 kph at 0).
Mid: overcast
Mawson
1482 km NW
16m alt.
3 hours ago
-16° C
State of sky unchanged.
56
Near gales from the S
(56 kph at 170).
40 km
Mid: clear
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
52 minutes ago
-7° C
-
30
Fresh winds from the E
(30 kph at 80).
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-23° C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Casey
1841 km NE
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
80
Severe gales from the E
(80 kph at 100).
<100m
Mid: sky obscured
2025 km SW
1290m alt.
2 hours ago
-27° C
No report.
0

(0 kph at —)
BaseBelgranoII
2055 km SSW
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-15° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 230).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
Halvfarryggen
2281 km SW
694m alt.
2 hours ago
-26° C
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
2322 km SW
574m alt.
2 hours ago
-
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).

* 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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