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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 am Sat 10 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sun night, min -34°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Mon night, min -35°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Mon night, light winds from the S by Thu morning).

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
40
W
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
5
SW
10
SW
max °C
-29
-32
-28
-27
-30
-26
-23
-23
-23
-23
-29
-27
-27
-32
-30
-29
-34
-30
-30
min °C
-33
-34
-30
-32
-31
-28
-25
-24
-24
-28
-29
-28
-31
-32
-31
-34
-35
-32
-35
-43
-46
-41
-46
-45
-41
-38
-36
-36
-43
-43
-40
-42
-44
-42
-42
-42
-40
-47
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
0
50
250
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-33-29-30-31-27-24-24-24-26-29-28-29-32-31-32-35-31-33
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 -23°C on Sun night, min -34°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Mon night, min -35°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Mon night, light winds from the S by Thu morning).

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
DomeA
0 km E
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-39° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 310).
Davis
1316 km N
23m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
clear
Clear skies.
41
Strong winds from the NE
(41 kph at 40).
Mid: overcast
ASCATB80E68S
1430 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
62
Gales from the E
(62 kph at 82).
- km
ASCATB79E68S
1437 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
61
Near gales from the E
(61 kph at 80).
- km
Mawson
1482 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
-
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 350).
ASCATB79E67S
1536 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the E
(37 kph at 92).
- km
ASCATB81E67S
1547 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the E
(40 kph at 92).
- km
ASCATB80E67S
1549 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the E
(35 kph at 98).
- km
ASCATB81E66S
1570 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the E
(39 kph at 86).
- km
ASCATB80E66S
1579 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the E
(38 kph at 94).
- 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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