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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Fri 06 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Fri afternoon, min -39°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Wed night, min -42°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Mon night, fresh winds from the SW by Wed afternoon).

Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
25
W
25
W
10
NW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
W
15
SSW
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
5
SSE
10
S
15
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
max °C
-33
-30
-30
-36
-35
-33
-36
-35
-36
-36
-37
-36
-40
-39
-36
-32
-29
-28
min °C
-34
-31
-34
-36
-36
-39
-37
-37
-38
-38
-38
-39
-42
-40
-40
-33
-30
-32
-49
-46
-44
-47
-47
-48
-48
-52
-53
-53
-51
-48
-53
-53
-59
-50
-47
-48
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4300
4300
4350
4350
4300
4300
4400
4300
4300
4300
4350
4300
4350
4350
4350
4550
4300
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-31-32-36-36-36-37-36-37-37-38-38-41-40-38-33-30-30
Sunrise
11:07
11:21
11:32
11:44
11:55
12:04
Sunset
4:58
4:45
4:33
4:20
4:09
3:59

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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 afternoon, min -39°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Wed night, min -42°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Mon night, fresh winds from the SW by Wed afternoon).

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
-47° C
-
7
Light winds from the WNW
(7 kph at 290).
1071 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-55° C
light snow
Diamond dust.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
31 km
Mid: few
1072 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-55° C
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Davis
1312 km N
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
State of sky unchanged.
17
Light winds from the ESE
(17 kph at 110).
50 km
Mid: few
SHIP1457
1477 km NW
-m alt.
4 hours ago
-3° C
-
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 50).
SHIP1809
1482 km NW
3m alt.
4 hours ago
-3° C
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 50).
Mawson
1482 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
-
6
Light winds from the NNE
(6 kph at 20).
SHIP4386
1482 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
-2° C
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 50).
- km
SHIP733
1482 km NW
-m alt.
4 hours ago
-3° C
-
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 50).
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
2 hours 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

* 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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