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

Dome A Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Mon 19 Oct Local Time
Updates in:
hr min s
Update imminent 

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -41°C on Tue night, min -47°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -41°C on Fri afternoon, min -47°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4300
4350
4350
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
km/h
30
NE
30
NE
20
ENE
20
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
25
E
20
E
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-45
-43
-46
-42
-41
-43
-41
-41
-45
-42
-42
-45
-41
-41
-45
-42
-41
min °C
-47
-47
-47
-44
-43
-43
-42
-46
-46
-44
-47
-46
-43
-44
-46
-43
-47
 chill °C
-68
-65
-64
-61
-61
-62
-61
-62
-62
-59
-65
-64
-61
-62
-65
-62
-64
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-46-45-47-43-42-43-42-44-46-43-45-46-42-43-46-43-44
Sunrise
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
Sunset
12:00
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—

Loading...

Dome A Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Dome A is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -41°C on Tue night, min -47°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -41°C on Fri afternoon, min -47°C on Thu 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
DomeA
0 km E
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station
1107 km S
2835m alt.
1 hour ago
-45°C
light snow
Snow grains.
20
Moderate winds from the NNW
(20 kph at 340).
1.6 km
Mid: overcast
Amundsen-Scott Airport
1146 km S
507m alt.
1 hour ago
-45°C
light snow
Snow grains.
22
Moderate winds from the NNW
(22 kph at 340).
1.6 km
High: overcast
Davis
1316 km N
23m alt.
1 hour ago
-12°C
State of sky unchanged.
13
Light winds from the WSW
(13 kph at 250).
50 km
Mid: few
Mawson
1482 km NW
16m alt.
1 hour ago
-8°C
State of sky unchanged.
28
Moderate winds from the SSE
(28 kph at 150).
40 km
Mid: few
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-17°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 230).
50 km
Mid: few
WilkinsRunwayEast
1813 km NE
755m alt.
1 hour ago
-20°C
-
46
Strong winds from the E
(46 kph at 80).
Casey
1841 km NE
42m alt.
1 hour ago
-14°C
State of sky unchanged.
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 170).
45 km
Mid: few
Jang Bogo Station
1990 km ESE
29m alt.
1 hour ago
-8°C
-
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 0).
32 km
Mid: overcast
2025 km SW
1290m alt.
2 hours ago
-27°C
No report.
0

(0 kph at —)

* 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.

Dome A Photos