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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 am Sat 10 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Mon afternoon, min -34°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Tue afternoon, min -35°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
 km/h
15
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
30
W
25
SW
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
5
S
5
S
10
SSW
max °C
-32
-28
-27
-30
-27
-25
-24
-23
-23
-30
-27
-27
-32
-29
-29
-34
-30
-30
min °C
-34
-30
-32
-32
-28
-25
-25
-24
-29
-30
-29
-32
-33
-31
-34
-34
-32
-35
-46
-42
-46
-46
-41
-38
-37
-35
-44
-44
-40
-43
-44
-40
-41
-41
-38
-46
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
300
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-29-30-31-28-25-25-24-26-30-28-30-33-30-32-34-31-33
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 -23°C on Mon afternoon, min -34°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Tue afternoon, min -35°C on Thu 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
DomeA
0 km E
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-39° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 330).
1072 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
-30° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Davis
1312 km N
23m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
Precipitation within sight but not hitting ground.
41
Strong winds from the NNE
(41 kph at 30).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
SHIP3942
1386 km N
15m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
68
Gales from the SSE
(69 kph at 160).
1.6 km
Mawson
1477 km NW
16m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
-
37
Fresh winds from the SE
(37 kph at 140).
Mawson
1482 km NW
16m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
-
37
Fresh winds from the SE
(37 kph at 140).
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 100).
50 km
Mid: few
Mcmurdo
1731 km SE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
-
13
Light winds from the
(13 kph at 270).
34 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
13
Light winds from the ESE.(Wind varies from 007 to 010 degs)
(13 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Mcmurdo Williams
1735 km SE
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: 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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