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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 am Thu 25 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Thu night, min -32°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu night, strong winds from the ESE by Sat afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sun night, min -32°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNW
10
ENE
10
E
15
SE
30
ESE
40
ESE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
15
ENE
20
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNW
20
W
max °C
-30
-24
-22
-26
-25
-25
-25
-24
-24
-26
-25
-24
-32
-28
-25
-25
-27
-28
min °C
-32
-27
-27
-27
-26
-25
-25
-25
-25
-26
-27
-28
-32
-30
-28
-26
-27
-31
-45
-40
-34
-36
-35
-35
-39
-41
-39
-39
-40
-41
-44
-43
-42
-40
-40
-43
0
0
850
150
200
250
100
150
450
0
0
400
0
0
0
500
100
0
Cloud base (m)
4300
4300
4250
4250
4250
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4250
4300
4300
4300
4300
4250
4250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-26-25-27-26-25-25-25-25-26-26-26-32-29-27-26-27-30
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 -22°C on Thu night, min -32°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu night, strong winds from the ESE by Sat afternoon).

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sun night, min -32°C on Mon morning). 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Davis
1316 km N
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB68E67S
1466 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the SE
(20 kph at 130).
- km
Mawson
1482 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
-
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 260).
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
-
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 220).
Mcmurdo
1731 km SE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
-
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 180).
34 km
Mid: clear
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
clear
Clear
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Cape Ross
1773 km ESE
212m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 280 degs) was rejected.
WilkinsRunwayEast
1813 km NE
755m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
-
24
Moderate winds from the SE
(24 kph at 140).
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB62E65S
1816 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the E
(22 kph at 100).
- km
ASCATC60E65S
1818 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the ESE
(24 kph at 117).
- 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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