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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Tue 03 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Tue afternoon, min -43°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Sun night, min -44°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Fri morning, strong winds from the E by Sun night).

Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
30
SSW
30
S
25
S
30
S
30
SSE
30
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
35
E
40
E
max °C
-36
-33
-33
-39
-37
-37
-42
-38
-37
-42
-38
-37
-42
-38
-37
-36
-33
-32
min °C
-36
-34
-39
-39
-38
-41
-42
-40
-43
-44
-40
-43
-43
-40
-39
-37
-35
-38
-53
-51
-58
-58
-56
-60
-60
-57
-57
-57
-52
-58
-59
-57
-57
-55
-53
-58
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4350
4300
4300
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-36-34-36-39-38-39-42-39-40-43-39-40-43-39-38-37-34-35
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 -33°C on Tue afternoon, min -43°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Sun night, min -44°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Fri morning, strong winds from the E by Sun 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.
53 minutes ago
-40° C
-
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 190).
1146 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-40° C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the WNW
(13 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: few
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
53 minutes ago
-3° C
-
9
Light winds from the NE
(9 kph at 50).
ASCATB91E66S
1638 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the ESE
(36 kph at 115).
- km
ASCATC91E66S
1645 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the ESE
(35 kph at 113).
- km
ASCATC92E66S
1649 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the ESE
(35 kph at 115).
- km
ASCATB93E66S
1652 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the ESE
(30 kph at 117).
- km
ASCATC94E66S
1653 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the ESE
(35 kph at 113).
- km
ASCATB94E66S
1653 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the ESE
(40 kph at 116).
- km
ASCATC93E66S
1654 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the ESE
(30 kph at 109).
- 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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