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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 am Sat 07 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Fri night, min -40°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Wed afternoon, min -43°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds.

Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
night
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part cloud
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
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cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
10
WNW
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
25
S
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
40
WSW
30
SW
max °C
-30
-36
-36
-35
-36
-35
-35
-39
-36
-37
-43
-40
-39
-32
-29
-29
-31
-34
-36
min °C
-34
-37
-36
-39
-37
-37
-38
-40
-36
-43
-43
-41
-40
-34
-31
-33
-31
-34
-43
-41
-47
-46
-48
-46
-52
-55
-57
-52
-62
-61
-58
-57
-51
-48
-50
-47
-53
-63
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4300
5050
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4350
4300
4300
4350
4350
4350
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
4350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-32-37-36-37-37-36-37-40-36-40-43-41-40-33-30-31-31-34-40
Sunrise
11:21
11:32
11:44
11:55
12:04
12:15
Sunset
4:45
4:33
4:20
4:09
3:59
3:47

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Dome A Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Dome A is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Fri night, min -40°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Wed afternoon, min -43°C on Mon night). Mainly strong 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.
1 hour ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 160).
1071 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
31 km
Mid: few
1072 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-55° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Davis
1312 km N
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
State of sky unchanged.
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 180).
50 km
Mid: few
Mawson
1477 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
17
Light winds from the WNW
(17 kph at 300).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
SHIP8441
1482 km NW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
11
Light winds from the WNW
(11 kph at 290).
SHIP10967
1482 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
11
Light winds from the WNW
(11 kph at 290).
- km
SHIP9144
1482 km NW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
11
Light winds from the WNW
(11 kph at 290).
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
33
Fresh winds from the E
(33 kph at 80).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
SHIP9574
1675 km WNW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
partially cloudy
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 260).
20.4 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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