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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 am Sat 03 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sat night, min -34°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Tue afternoon, min -33°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Tue night, light winds from the NNW by Thu night).

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
 km/h
30
S
30
S
35
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
25
SE
30
ESE
35
E
25
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNW
max °C
-30
-25
-23
-29
-28
-29
-33
-30
-29
-27
-26
-26
-31
-27
-27
-32
-27
-27
min °C
-31
-27
-28
-29
-29
-33
-34
-31
-31
-28
-27
-31
-32
-29
-32
-33
-29
-32
-47
-41
-42
-44
-44
-47
-48
-44
-43
-41
-42
-47
-47
-43
-45
-46
-40
-43
0
0
600
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4300
4300
4400
4300
4250
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4250
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-26-26-29-29-31-34-31-30-28-27-29-32-28-30-33-28-30
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 -23°C on Sat night, min -34°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Tue afternoon, min -33°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Tue night, light winds from the NNW by Thu 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
DomeA
0 km E
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-39° C
-
13
Light winds from the SSW
(13 kph at 200).
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
-
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 180).
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
clear
Clear
15
Light winds from the NNW
(15 kph at 330).
10.0 km
SnyderRocks
1772 km NE
42m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
20
Moderate winds from the SSE
(20 kph at 160).
Cape Ross
1773 km ESE
212m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
-
9
Light winds from the WNW
(9 kph at 300).
ASCATB39E67S
1842 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
9
Light winds from the SE
(9 kph at 132).
- km
ASCATB171E77S
1875 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 11).
- km
ASCATC47E66S
1879 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
10
Light winds from the SW
(10 kph at 224).
- km
ASCATB172E77S
1881 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
6
Light winds from the NNE
(6 kph at 24).
- km
ASCATC55E65S
1882 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the SW
(28 kph at 214).
- 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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