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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Sat 11 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -38°C on Sun morning, min -46°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun morning, light winds from the NE by Tue afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -45°C on Tue night, min -47°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
night
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
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
30
WSW
30
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
5
N
5
SW
10
S
15
S
10
S
5
SSE
5
N
10
N
10
N
15
NNW
max °C
-39
-38
-42
-42
-44
-45
-45
-46
-46
-45
-45
-46
-45
-45
-45
-46
-47
-45
-46
min °C
-42
-41
-43
-44
-44
-45
-46
-46
-46
-47
-45
-46
-46
-45
-46
-47
-47
-46
-48
-61
-59
-59
-57
-58
-59
-59
-58
-57
-56
-55
-60
-60
-58
-54
-47
-58
-60
-64
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4350
4300
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4400
4500
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4300
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-41-40-43-43-44-45-46-46-46-46-45-46-46-45-46-47-47-46-47
Sunrise
4:20
4:35
4:52
5:09
5:34
6:07
Sunset
9:19
9:04
8:46
8:27
8:04
7:29

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Dome A Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Dome A is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -38°C on Sun morning, min -46°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun morning, light winds from the NE by Tue afternoon).

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -45°C on Tue night, min -47°C on Tue 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
Davis
1316 km N
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
clear
Clear skies.
30
Fresh winds from the NNE
(30 kph at 30).
Mid: overcast
Mawson
1482 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
-
44
Strong winds from the SE
(44 kph at 140).
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-5° C
-
Wind obs. (31 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-21° C
clear
Clear
6
Light winds from the NNE
(6 kph at 20).
10.0 km
Casey
1841 km NE
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
Mid: overcast
ASCATC111E66S
1926 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the ESE
(41 kph at 104).
- km
ASCATC103E65S
1926 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the SSE
(27 kph at 159).
- km
ASCATB111E66S
1933 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the ESE
(43 kph at 103).
- km
ASCATB103E65S
1933 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the S
(24 kph at 171).
- km
ASCATB104E65S
1943 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the E
(20 kph at 95).
- 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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