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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 pm Sun 29 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -40°C on Sun afternoon, min -47°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Mon night, strong winds from the SE by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -42°C on Wed afternoon, min -51°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon).

Sun
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
40
SE
35
SE
30
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
30
SSE
50
SE
50
SE
35
ESE
30
E
25
ENE
15
NNE
5
NNE
0
WNW
15
S
max °C
-40
-41
-44
-45
-45
-46
-44
-42
-40
-42
-43
-50
-48
-47
-49
-47
-46
min °C
-41
-43
-45
-45
-47
-46
-45
-45
-41
-42
-49
-51
-50
-51
-50
-48
-48
-62
-62
-64
-63
-63
-61
-62
-66
-64
-65
-71
-72
-70
-64
-60
-48
-65
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4350
4300
4300
4300
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-41-42-45-45-46-46-45-44-41-42-46-51-49-49-50-48-47
Sunrise
3:03
3:12
3:22
3:32
3:41
Sunset
1:01
12:52
12:42
12:32
12:22
12:12

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Dome A Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Dome A is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -40°C on Sun afternoon, min -47°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Mon night, strong winds from the SE by Wed morning).

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -42°C on Wed afternoon, min -51°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Wed afternoon, 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
DomeA
0 km E
4084m alt.
55 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Davis
1316 km N
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
56
Near gales from the NE
(56 kph at 40).
2.0 km
Mawson
1482 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
Wind obs. (87 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
0.1 km
Mid: sky obscured
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
55 minutes ago
-7° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
Casey
1841 km NE
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-17° C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
56
Near gales from the S
(56 kph at 170).
50 km
Mid: scattered
2025 km SW
1290m alt.
1 hour ago
-27° C
No report.
0

(0 kph at —)
BaseBelgranoII
2055 km SSW
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-17° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
0.3 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB10E69S
2160 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the ESE
(51 kph at 107).
- km
ASCATB9E69S
2172 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the ESE
(53 kph at 104).
- km
ASCATB11E69S
2180 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the E
(50 kph at 101).
- 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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