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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Tue 19 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -48°C on Tue night, min -55°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -47°C on Sat afternoon, min -51°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
night
AM
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
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cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
km/h
5
SSW
5
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
5
NNE
5
WSW
5
S
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
E
10
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
max °C
-48
-49
-51
-52
-53
-54
-54
-52
-50
-50
-50
-47
-47
-49
-49
-50
-49
-49
-48
min °C
-48
-50
-52
-53
-54
-54
-55
-54
-50
-51
-50
-49
-49
-50
-50
-50
-49
-49
-49
-48
-62
-65
-67
-70
-70
-67
-54
-50
-63
-63
-64
-66
-65
-65
-65
-63
-61
-60
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
4350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-48-50-52-53-54-54-55-53-50-51-50-48-48-50-50-50-49-49-49
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 Tue night, min -55°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -47°C on Sat afternoon, min -51°C on Fri 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
Davis
1316 km N
23m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
Mid: overcast
Mawson
1482 km NW
16m alt.
1 hour ago
-23° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 30).
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-6° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the NNE
(22 kph at 30).
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-25° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Casey
1841 km NE
42m alt.
1 hour ago
-15° C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
Mid: overcast
2025 km SW
1290m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0

(0 kph at —)
BaseBelgranoII
2055 km SSW
256m alt.
1 hour ago
-14° C
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 90).
40 km
Mid: few
ASCATB125E65S
2268 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SSE
(46 kph at 168).
- km
Halvfarryggen
2281 km SW
694m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC126E65S
2288 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the S
(48 kph at 172).
- 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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