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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Mon 15 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -44°C on Tue afternoon, min -53°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NNW on Mon morning, strong winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -50°C on Thu morning, min -56°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
km/h
20
NNW
25
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
35
NNW
35
NW
30
NW
40
WNW
40
WNW
30
W
25
WSW
15
S
15
SE
25
ESE
35
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
NNE
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
max °C
-52
-52
-48
-48
-44
-44
-45
-46
-46
-50
-53
-56
-56
-56
-55
-55
-54
-54
min °C
-53
-53
-52
-48
-45
-45
-46
-46
-49
-51
-55
-56
-56
-56
-55
-55
-55
-55
-72
-74
-74
-68
-66
-65
-67
-68
-72
-73
-74
-74
-74
-78
-79
-78
-78
-76
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4300
4300
4300
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-53-53-50-48-45-45-46-46-48-51-54-56-56-56-55-55-55-55
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 -44°C on Tue afternoon, min -53°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NNW on Mon morning, strong winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon).

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -50°C on Thu morning, min -56°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

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.
2 hours ago
-67° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 230).
Davis
1316 km N
23m alt.
48 minutes ago
-8° C
State of sky unchanged.
30
Fresh winds from the E
(30 kph at 80).
5.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Mawson
1482 km NW
16m alt.
48 minutes ago
-16° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
109
Extremely windy from the S
(109 kph at 180).
<100m
Mid: sky obscured
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
48 minutes ago
-15° C
-
Wind obs. (35 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-35° C
clear
Clear
24
Moderate winds from the SE
(24 kph at 130).
7.0 km
Casey
1841 km NE
42m alt.
48 minutes ago
-18° C
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
11
Light winds from the SSE
(11 kph at 150).
45 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB81E63S
1958 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the N
(40 kph at 355).
- km
ASCATB82E63S
1959 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the NNE
(46 kph at 12).
- km
ASCATB80E63S
1976 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the NNW
(23 kph at 333).
- km
ASCATB84E63S
1985 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the N
(49 kph at 1).
- 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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