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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Sat 16 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -47°C on Sat night, min -52°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -51°C on Tue night, min -54°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
km/h
20
ESE
20
E
15
E
5
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
E
5
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
ENE
15
N
25
NW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
max °C
-47
-50
-50
-48
-49
-51
-51
-50
-50
-51
-51
-52
-53
-54
-53
-53
-52
-52
-49
min °C
-50
-50
-50
-49
-51
-52
-52
-50
-51
-51
-52
-53
-54
-54
-54
-54
-53
-52
-51
-68
-68
-67
-59
-62
-61
-61
-50
-59
-51
-64
-69
-72
-74
-74
-74
-72
-69
-70
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
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-49-50-50-49-50-52-52-50-51-51-52-53-54-54-54-54-53-52-50
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 -47°C on Sat night, min -52°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -51°C on Tue night, min -54°C on Wed 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
DomeA
0 km E
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
1146 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
3.6 km
Mid: few
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 240).
5.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-22° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the ENE
(26 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
2025 km SW
1290m alt.
57 minutes ago
-
0

(0 kph at —)
Halvfarryggen
2281 km SW
694m alt.
57 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
2322 km SW
574m alt.
57 minutes ago
-
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
ASCATB168E66S
3010 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WNW
(49 kph at 292).
- km
ASCATB169E66S
3024 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WNW
(51 kph at 287).
- km
ASCATC169E66S
3026 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WNW
(53 kph at 288).
- 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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