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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 am Tue 24 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -43°C on Tue night, min -55°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -49°C on Fri night, min -56°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SW by Fri night).

Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
NNE
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
N
30
N
25
N
25
N
10
N
15
SSW
25
S
30
SW
35
SSW
30
S
25
SSE
25
SE
25
E
15
N
max °C
-50
-54
-51
-43
-44
-45
-46
-50
-51
-52
-55
-52
-49
-49
-50
-50
-52
-50
-40
min °C
-55
-55
-53
-50
-44
-45
-50
-51
-52
-55
-56
-54
-52
-49
-50
-52
-52
-51
-48
-72
-72
-69
-69
-65
-66
-71
-72
-72
-68
-74
-76
-75
-71
-71
-72
-72
-72
-65
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4350
4350
4350
4350
4300
4300
4300
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4300
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-53-55-52-47-44-45-48-51-52-54-56-53-51-49-50-51-52-51-44
Sunrise
2:07
2:17
2:26
2:34
2:45
2:53
Sunset
1:50
1:39
1:31
1:21
1:12
1:01

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Dome A Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Dome A is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -43°C on Tue night, min -55°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Wed morning).

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -49°C on Fri night, min -56°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SW by Fri night).

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.
1 hour ago
-55° C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Davis
1316 km N
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
56
Near gales from the NE
(56 kph at 40).
1.0 km
Mawson
1482 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-11° C
-
44
Strong winds from the SE
(44 kph at 140).
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-8° C
-
26
Moderate winds from the ENE
(26 kph at 60).
Mcmurdo
1731 km SE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-14° C
-
19
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 80).
36 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-14° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
19
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
ASCATB80E65S
1766 km N
15m alt.
1 hour ago
53
Near gales from the ENE
(53 kph at 58).
- km
ASCATB82E65S
1770 km N
15m alt.
1 hour ago
47
Strong winds from the NE
(47 kph at 45).
- km
ASCATB91E65S
1771 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 179).
- km
ASCATB81E65S
1773 km N
15m alt.
1 hour ago
52
Near gales from the NE
(52 kph at 52).
- 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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