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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Sat 02 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -48°C on Mon afternoon, min -51°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the NE by Mon afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -48°C on Tue night, min -52°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
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PM
night
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PM
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PM
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PM
night
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PM
night
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part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
km/h
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
20
E
30
ENE
35
NE
30
NE
25
NE
30
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
5
E
5
ESE
5
E
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max °C
-50
-51
-50
-51
-51
-51
-49
-48
-48
-49
-49
-48
-50
-50
-50
-50
-52
-52
min °C
-51
-51
-51
-51
-51
-51
-50
-49
-50
-50
-49
-49
-50
-51
-51
-51
-52
-52
-67
-66
-68
-68
-70
-70
-72
-71
-71
-71
-70
-66
-67
-65
-64
-59
-62
-62
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
4300
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
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-51-51-51-51-51-51-50-49-49-50-49-49-50-51-51-51-52-52
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 -48°C on Mon afternoon, min -51°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the NE by Mon afternoon).

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -48°C on Tue night, min -52°C on Thu afternoon). 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
-62° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
2 hours ago
-13° C
-
41
Strong winds from the E
(41 kph at 80).
ASCATB77E65S
1727 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
61
Near gales from the SE
(61 kph at 126).
- km
ASCATB76E65S
1731 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the SE
(53 kph at 124).
- km
ASCATB78E65S
1734 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
64
Gales from the SE
(64 kph at 128).
- km
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-28° C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
ASCATB73E65S
1741 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the SE
(57 kph at 132).
- km
ASCATB72E65S
1758 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the SE
(54 kph at 130).
- km
ASCATB83E65S
1759 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
70
Gales from the ESE
(70 kph at 116).
- km
ASCATB74E65S
1760 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the SE
(53 kph at 130).
- 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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