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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 am Thu 08 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sat afternoon, min -36°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sun night, min -28°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon afternoon).

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
 km/h
10
NE
10
NNE
5
N
5
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
30
WNW
20
W
10
WNW
0
WSW
5
SE
5
ESE
5
E
5
N
max °C
-29
-34
-30
-30
-35
-30
-30
-32
-28
-27
-23
-21
-20
-24
-23
-23
-27
-25
-24
min °C
-34
-35
-32
-35
-36
-32
-34
-34
-30
-28
-25
-22
-23
-24
-23
-26
-27
-26
-29
-43
-44
-40
-42
-44
-39
-47
-47
-41
-39
-37
-35
-32
-32
-23
-33
-34
-31
-35
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
550
700
200
450
600
0
0
300
Cloud base (m)
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4400
4600
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4250
4300
4300
4300
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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 -28°C on Sat afternoon, min -36°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sun night, min -28°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon afternoon).

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
Davis
1316 km N
23m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
clear
Clear skies.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
Mid: mostly cloudy
Mawson
1482 km NW
16m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
70
Gales from the SE
(70 kph at 130).
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
-
9
Light winds from the SSE
(9 kph at 160).
Mcmurdo
1731 km SE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
17
Light winds from the N
(17 kph at 350).
36 km
Mid: clear
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
19
Light winds from the NNW.(Wind varies from 310 to 030 degs)
(19 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Mcmurdo Williams
1735 km SE
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Cape Ross
1773 km ESE
212m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
-
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 280).
WilkinsRunwayEast
1813 km NE
755m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
-
20
Moderate winds from the NE
(20 kph at 40).
Mid: overcast
Casey
1841 km NE
42m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC118E67S
1936 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
10
Light winds from the SW
(10 kph at 234).
- 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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