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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Tue 19 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -49°C on Tue afternoon, min -55°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -47°C on Sun morning, min -55°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
km/h
10
ENE
5
NE
0
SSW
5
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
15
NE
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
max °C
-50
-49
-49
-50
-51
-53
-53
-54
-54
-54
-52
-49
-49
-50
-49
-47
-47
-47
min °C
-50
-50
-49
-50
-52
-55
-54
-54
-55
-55
-52
-51
-50
-50
-50
-48
-48
-50
-64
-60
-49
-58
-63
-68
-68
-69
-70
-71
-68
-67
-65
-63
-62
-63
-64
-65
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4350
4350
4300
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4300
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-50-50-49-50-52-54-54-54-55-55-52-50-50-50-50-48-48-49
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 -49°C on Tue afternoon, min -55°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -47°C on Sun morning, min -55°C on Fri 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
DomeA
0 km E
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Davis
1316 km N
23m alt.
1 hour ago
-24° C
State of sky unchanged.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
50 km
Mid: few
Mawson
1482 km NW
16m alt.
1 hour ago
-22° C
State of sky unchanged.
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 10).
50 km
Mid: few
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-5° C
-
63
Gales from the NE
(63 kph at 50).
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-27° C
clear
Clear
20
Moderate winds from the ENE
(20 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Casey
1841 km NE
42m alt.
1 hour ago
-18° C
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 50).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB61E64S
1842 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the ESE
(53 kph at 110).
- km
ASCATB60E65S
1847 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the ESE
(50 kph at 113).
- km
ASCATB62E64S
1855 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the ESE
(55 kph at 115).
- km
ASCATB60E64S
1856 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the ESE
(50 kph at 107).
- 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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