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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 am Wed 31 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Thu night, min -33°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sun night, min -31°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Sat night, light winds from the SSW by Mon morning).

Wednesday
31
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
15
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
N
20
NNW
25
WNW
30
W
25
SW
20
SSW
30
S
30
S
35
S
35
SSE
35
SE
25
SE
10
SSE
15
SSW
15
SW
max °C
-33
-29
-26
-25
-23
-22
-24
-26
-28
-30
-26
-23
-26
-23
-22
-25
-25
-25
min °C
-33
-30
-27
-26
-24
-24
-24
-28
-31
-31
-27
-24
-26
-25
-28
-29
-25
-31
-45
-42
-39
-36
-35
-38
-38
-41
-46
-46
-41
-38
-42
-40
-39
-39
-34
-42
0
0
0
0
350
650
250
0
0
0
0
400
0
0
450
0
100
0
Cloud base (m)
4300
4300
4450
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4600
4650
5100
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-30-27-26-24-23-24-27-30-31-27-24-26-24-25-27-25-28
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 -22°C on Thu night, min -33°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sun night, min -31°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Sat night, light winds from the SSW by Mon morning).

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.
2 hours ago
-39° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 340).
1146 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-28° C
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
3.2 km
Mid: overcast
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 160).
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
clear
Clear
20
Moderate winds from the ESE.(Wind varies from 100 to 160 degs)
(20 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Mcmurdo Williams
1735 km SE
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
Cape Ross
1773 km ESE
212m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC43E67S
1837 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the E
(38 kph at 88).
- km
ASCATC42E67S
1850 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the E
(39 kph at 86).
- km
ASCATC44E66S
1863 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the E
(42 kph at 92).
- km
ASCATC41E67S
1870 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the E
(40 kph at 90).
- 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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