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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 am Sun 08 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Sat night, min -44°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Wed night, min -46°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Wed night, calm by Fri afternoon).

Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
night
AM
PM
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PM
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cloud
cloud
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part cloud
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cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
SSW
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SW
30
WSW
40
W
35
WSW
25
SW
15
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
W
max °C
-34
-36
-35
-35
-39
-35
-34
-43
-41
-41
-37
-35
-34
-42
-43
-43
-45
-44
-44
min °C
-39
-37
-36
-37
-39
-38
-42
-44
-42
-44
-40
-35
-39
-45
-44
-46
-45
-45
-46
-48
-45
-50
-52
-56
-54
-59
-61
-59
-61
-56
-52
-60
-65
-62
-59
-53
-45
-46
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
4350
4350
4300
4350
4350
4350
4350
4300
4300
4300
4350
4350
4350
4300
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-37-37-36-36-39-37-38-44-42-43-39-35-37-44-44-45-45-45-45
Sunrise
11:32
11:44
11:55
12:04
12:15
12:25
Sunset
4:33
4:20
4:09
3:59
3:47
3:38

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Dome A Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Dome A is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Sat night, min -44°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Wed night, min -46°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Wed night, calm by Fri 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
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
55 minutes ago
-1° C
-
20
Moderate winds from the ENE
(20 kph at 60).
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
clear
Clear
26
Moderate winds from the N
(26 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Cape Ross
1773 km ESE
212m alt.
55 minutes ago
-10° C
-
30
Fresh winds from the SSW
(30 kph at 200).
ASCATB165E77S
1778 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the NW
(23 kph at 325).
- km
ASCATC165E77S
1782 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the NNW
(24 kph at 332).
- km
ASCATC164E77S
1789 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the NNW
(22 kph at 335).
- km
ASCATB168E77S
1868 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the NW
(26 kph at 310).
- km
ASCATC168E77S
1869 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 309).
- km
ASCATB169E77S
1890 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 307).
- km
ASCATC169E77S
1892 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the WNW
(28 kph at 298).
- 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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