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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Sat 25 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -49°C on Sun night, min -53°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -48°C on Tue morning, min -56°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
AM
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
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
25
ESE
25
E
20
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
15
NE
15
NE
15
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
30
SE
max °C
-53
-53
-52
-52
-51
-49
-50
-49
-49
-48
-49
-49
-50
-52
-54
-55
-54
-54
min °C
-53
-53
-53
-52
-52
-50
-50
-50
-52
-52
-50
-50
-50
-53
-56
-55
-54
-54
-73
-74
-73
-70
-72
-68
-69
-69
-72
-72
-69
-68
-67
-70
-76
-75
-76
-77
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
4300
4300
4300
4350
4350
4300
4300
4300
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-53-53-53-52-52-50-50-50-51-50-50-50-50-53-55-55-54-54
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 -49°C on Sun night, min -53°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -48°C on Tue morning, min -56°C on Wed night). 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.
52 minutes ago
-60° C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Davis
1316 km N
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-15° C
clear
Clear skies.
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 100).
Mawson
1482 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-13° C
-
15
Light winds from the ESE
(15 kph at 120).
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
52 minutes ago
-8° C
-
43
Strong winds from the E
(43 kph at 80).
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-29° C
clear
Clear
19
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 80).
10.0 km
ASCATB60E66S
1734 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the WSW
(18 kph at 248).
- km
ASCATC60E66S
1735 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the WSW
(18 kph at 254).
- km
ASCATB59E66S
1738 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NW
(36 kph at 314).
- km
ASCATC59E66S
1744 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the NW
(25 kph at 305).
- km
ASCATB58E66S
1754 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NW
(35 kph at 314).
- 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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