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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 am Wed 04 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -37°C on Wed afternoon, min -43°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Sun night, min -43°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sat morning, strong winds from the E by Mon night).

Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
30
S
30
SSE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
35
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
max °C
-39
-37
-37
-42
-38
-37
-42
-37
-37
-42
-38
-37
-37
-34
-33
-38
-35
-35
min °C
-39
-38
-41
-42
-40
-42
-43
-39
-43
-43
-39
-40
-38
-35
-36
-38
-37
-39
-57
-56
-60
-61
-57
-57
-57
-52
-57
-58
-55
-58
-55
-53
-55
-58
-57
-58
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
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4450
4300
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-39-38-39-42-39-40-43-38-40-43-39-39-38-35-35-38-36-37
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 -37°C on Wed afternoon, min -43°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Sun night, min -43°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sat morning, strong winds from the E by Mon 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
-40° C
-
13
Light winds from the S
(13 kph at 180).
Davis
1316 km N
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
clear
Clear skies.
Wind obs. (24 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
Mid: overcast
Mawson
1482 km NW
16m alt.
3 hours ago
-5° C
-
37
Fresh winds from the SSE
(37 kph at 150).
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the ENE
(22 kph at 60).
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1723 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
Mcmurdo
1731 km SE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
-
6
Light winds from the
(6 kph at 270).
36 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Mcmurdo Williams
1735 km SE
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
ASCATB42E68S
1745 km WNW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the E
(31 kph at 80).
- km
ASCATC42E68S
1746 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the E
(31 kph at 81).
- 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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