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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Tue 28 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -46°C on Tue morning, min -55°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -52°C on Sat night, min -54°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
30
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
10
NW
5
SW
10
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
25
ESE
25
E
max °C
-46
-49
-50
-50
-51
-54
-54
-54
-53
-53
-53
-53
-54
-53
-52
-52
-52
-52
min °C
-48
-49
-50
-51
-53
-55
-54
-54
-54
-54
-53
-54
-54
-54
-53
-52
-53
-52
-68
-68
-70
-59
-63
-72
-72
-71
-69
-69
-67
-70
-72
-72
-73
-71
-74
-73
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
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4300
4350
4350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-47-49-50-51-52-55-54-54-54-54-53-54-54-54-53-52-53-52
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 -46°C on Tue morning, min -55°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -52°C on Sat night, min -54°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
Davis
1316 km N
23m alt.
1 hour ago
-17° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 260).
Mid: overcast
Mawson
1482 km NW
16m alt.
1 hour ago
-22° C
-
43
Strong winds from the SE
(43 kph at 140).
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-8° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
7
Light winds from the SE
(7 kph at 140).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-27° C
light snow
Light snow.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
1.1 km
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
ASCATB65E65S
1795 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the ENE
(25 kph at 74).
- km
ASCATB66E65S
1798 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the NNW
(23 kph at 347).
- km
ASCATB62E65S
1832 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the ENE
(26 kph at 74).
- km
ASCATB61E65S
1833 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the E
(28 kph at 82).
- km
ASCATB60E65S
1836 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the E
(27 kph at 92).
- km
Casey
1841 km NE
42m alt.
1 hour ago
-5° C
-
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 50).
Mid: overcast

* 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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