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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 am Thu 05 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -36°C on Fri night, min -43°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Sun night, min -42°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Sun night, light winds from the N by Tue night).

Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
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
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
 km/h
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
15
E
20
E
25
E
30
ESE
35
ESE
45
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
30
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
5
N
max °C
-42
-38
-37
-41
-37
-36
-42
-38
-37
-37
-35
-34
-37
-34
-34
-41
-36
-35
min °C
-42
-40
-42
-42
-39
-42
-43
-40
-38
-38
-36
-38
-39
-35
-40
-42
-38
-40
-61
-57
-58
-57
-52
-55
-57
-55
-54
-56
-54
-59
-60
-54
-56
-58
-51
-52
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4350
4300
4300
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4350
4300
4300
4350
4300
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-42-39-40-42-38-39-43-39-38-38-36-36-38-35-37-42-37-38
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 -36°C on Fri night, min -43°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Sun night, min -42°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Sun night, light winds from the N 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.
49 minutes ago
-41° C
-
11
Light winds from the ESE
(11 kph at 120).
1107 km S
2835m alt.
49 minutes ago
-40° C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
31 km
Mid: scattered
1146 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-40° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the E
(13 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: scattered
Bharati
1223 km N
35m alt.
49 minutes ago
-4° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
54
Near gales from the ENE
(54 kph at 70).
2 km
Mid: overcast
Davis
1316 km N
23m alt.
49 minutes ago
-3° C
Precipitation within sight but not hitting ground.
37
Fresh winds from the NNE
(37 kph at 30).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Mawson
1482 km NW
16m alt.
49 minutes ago
-8° C
-
69
Gales from the SSE
(69 kph at 150).
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
49 minutes ago
-4° C
-
31
Fresh winds from the ENE
(31 kph at 70).
45 km
Mid: few
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1723 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
light snow
Light snow.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Mcmurdo
1731 km SE
24m alt.
49 minutes ago
-1° C
-
7
Light winds from the
(7 kph at 270).
34 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: 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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