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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Fri 22 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -49°C on Fri night, min -51°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -51°C on Mon night, min -55°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
night
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part cloud
cloud
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some clouds
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some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
km/h
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
20
ESE
20
SE
25
ESE
25
E
25
E
20
E
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
max °C
-49
-49
-50
-50
-50
-50
-50
-49
-50
-51
-52
-52
-52
-52
-53
-54
-54
-55
-55
min °C
-49
-50
-50
-50
-50
-50
-51
-51
-50
-52
-52
-52
-52
-53
-53
-54
-54
-55
-55
-61
-67
-67
-67
-67
-68
-69
-69
-68
-68
-65
-67
-68
-72
-72
-75
-75
-76
-75
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
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-49-50-50-50-50-50-51-50-50-52-52-52-52-53-53-54-54-55-55
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 -49°C on Fri night, min -51°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -51°C on Mon night, min -55°C on Thu afternoon). 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.
3 hours ago
-11° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
Wind obs. (24 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
Mid: overcast
Mawson
1482 km NW
16m alt.
3 hours ago
-25° C
-
57
Near gales from the SE
(57 kph at 140).
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
41 minutes ago
-18° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 0).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-20° C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
5.0 km
Mid: few
High: broken
Casey
1841 km NE
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-11° C
-
91
Stormy winds from the E
(91 kph at 100).
0.1 km
ASCATC89E64S
1908 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the E
(31 kph at 91).
- km
ASCATB89E64S
1915 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the E
(29 kph at 99).
- km
ASCATB90E64S
1918 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the E
(29 kph at 101).
- km
ASCATB89E63S
2024 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the E
(24 kph at 96).
- km
2025 km SW
1290m alt.
51 minutes ago
-
0

(0 kph at —)

* 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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