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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Sun 21 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Tue night, min -36°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Wed night, min -33°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Wed night, calm by Fri afternoon).

Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
AM
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
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
15
SW
10
SSW
10
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
N
25
NNE
30
NNE
40
N
30
NNE
40
NNE
35
N
10
NE
5
NNE
10
W
max °C
-35
-32
-31
-35
-32
-32
-35
-31
-30
-31
-26
-23
-24
-23
-23
-26
-24
-24
min °C
-36
-33
-35
-36
-33
-36
-36
-33
-33
-33
-30
-24
-25
-23
-27
-27
-25
-30
-48
-43
-45
-47
-45
-48
-48
-44
-48
-48
-45
-37
-39
-38
-39
-36
-30
-36
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
750
400
800
700
0
400
200
Cloud base (m)
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4250
4250
4250
4250
4300
4250
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-36-33-33-36-33-34-36-32-32-32-28-24-25-23-25-27-25-27
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 -30°C on Tue night, min -36°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Wed night, min -33°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Wed night, calm by Fri afternoon).

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
1107 km S
2835m alt.
58 minutes ago
-31° C
light snow
Diamond dust.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
29 km
Mid: scattered
1146 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
15
Light winds from the S
(15 kph at 190).
9.0 km
Mid: few
High: scattered
Bharati
1223 km N
35m alt.
58 minutes ago
0° C
-
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 320).
20 km
Mid: clear
Davis
1316 km N
23m alt.
58 minutes ago
1° C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
11
Light winds from the NNW
(11 kph at 340).
50 km
Mid: few
ASCATC77E69S
1319 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
13
Light winds from the S
(13 kph at 184).
- km
ASCATB77E69S
1319 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
6
Light winds from the WSW
(6 kph at 256).
- km
ASCATC77E68S
1329 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 192).
- km
ASCATB77E68S
1332 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
5
Calm
(5 kph at 202).
- km
ASCATC78E68S
1374 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
10
Light winds from the SSW
(10 kph at 194).
- km
ASCATB78E68S
1376 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
9
Light winds from the SSW
(9 kph at 199).
- 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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