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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Sun 15 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -38°C on Sun afternoon, min -45°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Fri night, min -46°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Wed night, strong winds from the N by Fri night).

Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
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
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
45
NNE
40
NNE
45
N
max °C
-43
-38
-38
-42
-39
-38
-42
-38
-38
-44
-40
-39
-41
-38
-36
-36
-34
-31
min °C
-44
-40
-43
-43
-40
-42
-42
-40
-45
-46
-42
-43
-43
-39
-38
-37
-36
-33
-58
-54
-59
-59
-55
-58
-58
-54
-56
-58
-54
-58
-60
-57
-57
-57
-56
-52
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4350
4300
4300
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-44-39-41-43-40-40-42-39-42-45-41-41-42-39-37-37-35-32
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 -38°C on Sun afternoon, min -45°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Fri night, min -46°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Wed night, strong winds from the N by Fri night).

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
1146 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
ASCATB76E69S
1261 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the E
(22 kph at 97).
- km
ASCATC76E69S
1271 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the E
(21 kph at 85).
- km
ASCATC75E69S
1280 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the ENE
(23 kph at 74).
- km
ASCATC77E69S
1288 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the ENE
(24 kph at 70).
- km
ASCATB77E69S
1296 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the ENE
(23 kph at 71).
- km
Davis
1316 km N
23m alt.
49 minutes ago
-6° C
State of sky unchanged.
17
Light winds from the NE
(17 kph at 40).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB75E69S
1316 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the ESE
(30 kph at 123).
- km
ASCATB77E68S
1331 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the NE
(21 kph at 53).
- km
ASCATC76E68S
1341 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
15
Light winds from the ESE
(15 kph at 114).
- 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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