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

Dome A Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Fri 13 Nov Local Time
Updates in:
hr min s
Update imminent 

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Fri afternoon, min -45°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Sat night, calm by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Wed night, min -36°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the ENE by Tue night).

Fri
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
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
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4350
7650
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
km/h
20
SSW
20
S
25
SE
30
ESE
35
ESE
25
E
25
E
15
ENE
5
ESE
10
SE
20
SSE
25
SE
30
ESE
30
E
25
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-35
-36
-44
-41
-40
-41
-37
-36
-39
-34
-33
-35
-35
-35
-35
-30
-28
min °C
-36
-43
-45
-43
-42
-43
-39
-41
-41
-36
-36
-36
-36
-36
-36
-33
-31
 chill °C
-51
-60
-64
-63
-61
-62
-56
-49
-41
-45
-51
-52
-53
-55
-53
-50
-46
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-36-40-45-42-41-42-38-39-40-35-35-36-36-36-36-32-30
Sunrise
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
Sunset
12:00
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—

Loading...

Dome A Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Dome A is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Fri afternoon, min -45°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Sat night, calm by Mon morning).

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Wed night, min -36°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the ENE by Tue night).

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
DomeA
0 km E
4084m alt.
43 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
1107 km S
2835m alt.
43 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
29 km
Mid: scattered
1146 km S
3012m alt.
53 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
9.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Bharati
1223 km N
35m alt.
43 minutes ago
-7°C
-
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 50).
20 km
Mid: clear
Davis
1316 km N
23m alt.
43 minutes ago
-7°C
clear
Clear skies.
30
Fresh winds from the NNE
(30 kph at 20).
Mawson
1482 km NW
16m alt.
43 minutes ago
-5°C
State of sky unchanged.
31
Fresh winds from the E
(31 kph at 100).
40 km
Mid: clear
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
43 minutes ago
-4°C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 70).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1723 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-13°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the S
(28 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-12°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the E
(22 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: broken
WilkinsRunwayEast
1813 km NE
755m alt.
43 minutes ago
-14°C
-
46
Strong winds from the E
(46 kph at 100).

* 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.

Dome A Photos