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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Sat 13 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -48°C on Sat morning, min -56°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -44°C on Tue night, min -53°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Tue night, light winds from the NW by Thu night).

Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
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cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
km/h
25
NW
30
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
25
N
30
N
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
max °C
-48
-48
-49
-51
-52
-53
-55
-55
-53
-49
-45
-44
-44
-45
-48
-51
-52
-52
min °C
-48
-48
-51
-51
-53
-55
-55
-56
-56
-50
-46
-44
-45
-46
-51
-52
-53
-53
-67
-68
-69
-69
-71
-73
-73
-74
-74
-70
-66
-65
-66
-68
-71
-70
-69
-68
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4350
4350
4350
4300
4300
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-48-48-50-51-53-54-55-56-55-50-46-44-45-46-50-52-53-53
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 -48°C on Sat morning, min -56°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -44°C on Tue night, min -53°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Tue night, light winds from the NW by Thu 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
DomeA
0 km E
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 230).
1107 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
26 km
Mid: few
1146 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Mid: few
Davis
1316 km N
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-14° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
52
Near gales from the NE
(52 kph at 40).
2.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Mawson
1482 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-19° C
-
98
Stormy winds from the SE
(98 kph at 140).
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-12° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 60).
26 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-34° C
clear
-
26
Moderate winds from the E
(26 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: few
Casey
1841 km NE
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-18° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
13
Light winds from the E
(13 kph at 100).
0.9 km
Mid: overcast
Jang Bogo Station
1990 km ESE
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-27° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB92E63S
2002 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WSW
(53 kph at 242).
- 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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