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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Thu 16 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -42°C on Sat afternoon, min -49°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -43°C on Sun afternoon, min -50°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
 km/h
0
S
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
20
N
20
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
20
NNE
20
ENE
20
ENE
10
ESE
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
max °C
-47
-48
-48
-48
-44
-45
-42
-42
-43
-43
-43
-45
-44
-46
-48
-48
-47
min °C
-47
-49
-49
-48
-47
-47
-43
-42
-44
-44
-46
-47
-45
-50
-49
-48
-49
-47
-62
-64
-63
-62
-64
-60
-59
-60
-61
-63
-64
-60
-58
-60
-61
-64
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4300
4350
4350
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4350
4350
4300
4350
4350
4350
4350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-47-49-49-48-46-46-43-42-44-44-45-46-45-48-49-48-48
Sunrise
6:07
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
8:04
7:29
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 -42°C on Sat afternoon, min -49°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -43°C on Sun afternoon, min -50°C on Mon 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
Davis
1316 km N
23m alt.
53 minutes ago
-8° C
clear
Clear skies.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
Mawson
1482 km NW
16m alt.
53 minutes ago
-11° C
State of sky unchanged.
43
Strong winds from the SSE
(43 kph at 150).
50 km
Mid: overcast
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
53 minutes ago
-9° C
-
Wind obs. (31 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-17° C
clear
Clear
13
Light winds from the E
(13 kph at 100).
10.0 km
ASCATB29E69S
1824 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the ESE
(33 kph at 117).
- km
ASCATB28E69S
1833 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the SE
(30 kph at 135).
- km
ASCATB27E69S
1834 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the SE
(29 kph at 139).
- km
ASCATB26E69S
1839 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the SE
(31 kph at 128).
- km
Casey
1841 km NE
42m alt.
53 minutes ago
-7° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 130).
1.5 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC27E69S
1856 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the SE
(31 kph at 137).
- 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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