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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 am Thu 26 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -42°C on Wed night, min -55°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -46°C on Sat night, min -50°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat night, light winds from the SSE by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
40
NNW
40
NNW
45
NNW
25
NNW
15
N
5
W
20
SSW
35
S
40
S
35
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
5
N
max °C
-42
-45
-43
-43
-51
-54
-53
-49
-46
-46
-47
-47
-47
-50
-46
-46
-48
-46
-45
min °C
-44
-45
-45
-49
-53
-55
-54
-52
-47
-48
-48
-48
-50
-50
-49
-48
-48
-47
-46
-66
-68
-68
-68
-67
-64
-74
-75
-70
-70
-69
-68
-67
-67
-61
-62
-61
-60
-61
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
4350
4350
4350
4300
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4300
4350
4350
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-43-45-44-46-52-55-54-51-47-47-48-48-49-50-48-47-48-47-46
Sunrise
2:26
2:34
2:45
2:53
3:03
3:12
Sunset
1:31
1:21
1:12
1:01
12:52
12:42

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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 Wed night, min -55°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon).

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -46°C on Sat night, min -50°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat night, light winds from the SSE by Tue 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
DomeA
0 km E
4084m alt.
50 minutes ago
-56° C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
1107 km S
2835m alt.
3 hours ago
-62° C
Mist
Wind obs. (15 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
1.6 km
Mid: overcast
1146 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 260).
1.6 km
Low: overcast
Bharati
1223 km N
35m alt.
3 hours ago
-7° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
13
Light winds from the E
(13 kph at 90).
500 m
Mid: overcast
Davis
1316 km N
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-7° C
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
37
Fresh winds from the NNE
(37 kph at 20).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Mawson
1482 km NW
16m alt.
3 hours ago
-10° C
State of sky unchanged.
6
Light winds from the WSW
(6 kph at 240).
40 km
Mid: few
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
50 minutes ago
-7° C
-
48
Strong winds from the ENE
(48 kph at 60).
Mcmurdo
1731 km SE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-16° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 100).
36 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-15° C
light snow
Light snow.
9
Light winds from the N.(Wind varies from 022 to 027 degs)
(9 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Cape Ross
1773 km ESE
212m alt.
50 minutes ago
-11° C
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.

* 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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