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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 am Tue 31 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -40°C on Wed morning, min -50°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Mon night, strong winds from the SE by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -39°C on Fri night, min -49°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
31
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
night
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
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
20
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
45
SE
45
SE
35
ESE
30
ESE
25
E
15
NE
5
NE
10
WSW
25
SW
25
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
10
SSE
0
ENE
max °C
-43
-45
-43
-41
-40
-40
-42
-47
-49
-48
-47
-45
-39
-41
-42
-43
-47
-47
-47
min °C
-46
-45
-44
-44
-41
-41
-46
-49
-50
-49
-48
-47
-42
-42
-43
-46
-47
-47
-47
-62
-62
-62
-64
-63
-62
-68
-69
-70
-65
-56
-60
-59
-60
-60
-62
-61
-59
-47
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4350
4300
4300
4350
4400
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-45-45-44-43-41-41-44-48-50-49-48-46-41-42-43-45-47-47-47
Sunrise
3:12
3:22
3:32
3:41
3:52
3:01
Sunset
12:42
12:32
12:22
12:12
11:51
10:39

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Dome A Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Dome A is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -40°C on Wed morning, min -50°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Mon night, strong winds from the SE by Wed morning).

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -39°C on Fri night, min -49°C on Thu 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.
3 hours ago
-57° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Davis
1316 km N
23m alt.
1 hour ago
-8° C
clear
Clear skies.
17
Light winds from the ESE
(17 kph at 120).
Mid: overcast
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
31
Fresh winds from the NE
(31 kph at 40).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-18° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
7
Light winds from the E.(Wind varies from 012 to 021 degs)
(7 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Casey
1841 km NE
42m alt.
1 hour ago
-20° C
-
33
Fresh winds from the SSE
(33 kph at 160).
Mid: overcast
2025 km SW
1290m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0

(0 kph at —)
ASCATC118E66S
2044 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
12
Light winds from the SSE
(12 kph at 154).
- km
ASCATB118E66S
2046 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
12
Light winds from the SSE
(12 kph at 165).
- km
BaseBelgranoII
2055 km SSW
256m alt.
1 hour ago
-13° C
-
17
Light winds from the SE
(17 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATC119E66S
2056 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
8
Light winds from the SSE
(8 kph at 159).
- 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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