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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 am Mon 29 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Mon night, min -33°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Mon night, light winds from the NW by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Thu night, min -28°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed night, strong winds from the WNW by Fri night).

Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
 km/h
20
ENE
20
NE
30
NNE
50
N
20
NNE
40
N
25
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
25
NW
30
NNW
35
NW
40
NW
45
WNW
35
W
35
W
25
SW
1
max °C
-28
-32
-26
-20
-22
-25
-27
-33
-29
-25
-24
-22
-21
-22
-22
-22
-28
-26
-27
min °C
-30
-33
-30
-22
-22
-26
-33
-33
-31
-28
-24
-23
-21
-23
-22
-26
-28
-27
-34
-42
-46
-45
-38
-32
-42
-46
-45
-41
-41
-36
-36
-34
-37
-37
-42
-44
-42
-47
0
0
0
1050
900
550
0
0
0
0
400
550
1000
650
750
650
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4250
4300
4300
4250
4250
4300
4250
4300
4350
4300
4300
4300
4250
4300
4250
4300
4300
4300
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-33-28-21-22-26-30-33-30-27-24-23-21-23-22-24-28-27-31
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: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Mon night, min -33°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Mon night, light winds from the NW by Wed morning).

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Thu night, min -28°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed night, strong winds from the WNW by Fri 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
1146 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-27° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
ASCATB77E69S
1321 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the WSW
(21 kph at 247).
- km
ASCATB76E68S
1352 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the WSW
(24 kph at 244).
- km
ASCATB77E68S
1399 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the WSW
(24 kph at 247).
- km
ASCATB79E68S
1431 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the SW
(31 kph at 232).
- km
ASCATB78E68S
1436 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the WSW
(31 kph at 242).
- km
ASCATB78E67S
1475 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the WSW
(29 kph at 244).
- km
ASCATB67E67S
1478 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the WSW
(26 kph at 252).
- km
ASCATB68E67S
1478 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the WSW
(26 kph at 255).
- km
ASCATB79E67S
1490 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the WSW
(25 kph at 240).
- 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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