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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Sat 09 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -48°C on Sat night, min -50°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -41°C on Fri morning, min -51°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
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some clouds
some clouds
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cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
km/h
5
NE
0
N
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
5
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
15
S
10
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
25
WSW
20
SW
15
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max °C
-48
-49
-50
-49
-49
-50
-50
-49
-50
-49
-50
-50
-50
-48
-49
-42
-41
-43
-47
min °C
-49
-50
-50
-49
-49
-50
-50
-50
-50
-50
-50
-50
-51
-49
-49
-48
-42
-44
-49
-57
-50
-62
-65
-65
-65
-62
-50
-60
-68
-68
-67
-66
-63
-67
-67
-59
-60
-65
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4300
4350
4350
4300
4300
4350
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-49-50-50-49-49-50-50-50-50-50-50-50-51-49-49-45-42-44-48
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 night, min -50°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -41°C on Fri morning, min -51°C on Wed 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Davis
1316 km N
23m alt.
1 hour ago
-12° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
20
Moderate winds from the SE
(20 kph at 130).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
Mawson
1482 km NW
16m alt.
1 hour ago
-17° C
-
54
Near gales from the S
(54 kph at 180).
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-11° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 100).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-18° C
light snow
Light snow.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Casey
1841 km NE
42m alt.
1 hour ago
-9° C
-
Wind obs. (91 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
<100m
Mid: few
2025 km SW
1290m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0

(0 kph at —)
hy2c104E64S
2042 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
75
Severe gales from the SE
(75 kph at 130).
- km
BaseBelgranoII
2055 km SSW
256m alt.
1 hour ago
-10° C
-
19
Light winds from the SW
(19 kph at 230).
40 km
Mid: overcast
hy2c105E64S
2063 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
77
Severe gales from the SE
(77 kph at 130).
- km
hy2c104E63S
2072 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
76
Severe gales from the SE
(76 kph at 130).
- 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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