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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 pm Tue 20 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Thu afternoon, min -36°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sun night, min -36°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
5
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
15
WSW
10
SW
10
S
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ENE
15
NE
25
NE
20
N
max °C
-32
-31
-36
-32
-31
-33
-29
-29
-34
-31
-31
-35
-31
-31
-33
-28
-26
min °C
-33
-35
-36
-34
-35
-35
-31
-33
-34
-33
-36
-36
-33
-36
-36
-30
-30
-47
-47
-46
-40
-46
-46
-43
-46
-47
-44
-48
-48
-46
-49
-50
-44
-41
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
Cloud base (m)
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-33-36-33-33-34-30-31-34-32-34-36-32-34-35-29-28
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 -29°C on Thu afternoon, min -36°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sun night, min -36°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

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
-38° C
-
13
Light winds from the WNW
(13 kph at 290).
Davis
1312 km N
23m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
clear
Clear skies.
28
Moderate winds from the NNE
(28 kph at 20).
Mid: overcast
Mawson
1477 km NW
16m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
Nearby precipitation but not falling at station.
28
Moderate winds from the ESE
(28 kph at 120).
45 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Syowa
1620 km W
26m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 280 degs) was rejected.
Mcmurdo
1709 km SE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
31 km
Mid: clear
SHIP2326
1733 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
8
Light winds from the S
(8 kph at 180).
- km
SHIP4431
1733 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
8
Light winds from the S
(8 kph at 180).
- km
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Mcmurdo Williams
1735 km SE
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the NNE
(9 kph at 30).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
Cape Ross
1773 km ESE
212m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
-
9
Light winds from the ESE
(9 kph at 110).

* 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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