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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 pm Thu 29 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Thu afternoon, min -42°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Mon night, min -42°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
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
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
20
W
20
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
E
0
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
max °C
-32
-32
-38
-34
-34
-40
-36
-35
-41
-36
-36
-41
-36
-35
-40
-35
-35
min °C
-33
-38
-39
-35
-40
-41
-37
-41
-42
-38
-40
-41
-38
-41
-41
-37
-41
-47
-51
-51
-41
-51
-52
-45
-50
-51
-46
-51
-54
-51
-56
-56
-51
-54
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4300
4600
4350
4300
4300
4350
4300
4300
4350
4300
4300
4350
4300
4300
4350
4300
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-35-39-35-37-41-37-38-42-37-38-41-37-38-41-36-38
Sunrise
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 -32°C on Thu afternoon, min -42°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Mon night, min -42°C on Wed 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.
2 hours ago
1° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
19
Light winds from the NE
(19 kph at 50).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Mawson
1482 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
Precipitation within sight but not hitting ground.
28
Moderate winds from the ESE
(28 kph at 120).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
55 minutes ago
4° C
-
15
Light winds from the NE
(15 kph at 50).
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1723 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-12° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the ENE
(22 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
Mcmurdo
1731 km SE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-11° C
clear
Clear skies.
26
Moderate winds from the ENE
(26 kph at 60).
36 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-11° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the NE
(26 kph at 50).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Mcmurdo Williams
1735 km SE
22m alt.
2 hours ago
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the NNE
(20 kph at 30).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Cape Ross
1773 km ESE
212m alt.
55 minutes ago
-7° C
-
24
Moderate winds from the SE
(24 kph at 140).
WilkinsRunwayEast
1813 km NE
755m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
-
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 310).
ASCATC29E69S
1822 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 277).
- 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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