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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Sun 05 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -45°C on Tue night, min -49°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Thu night, min -48°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed morning, strong winds from the NW by Fri night).

Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
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
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
20
WNW
25
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NW
35
NW
35
WNW
max °C
-47
-48
-47
-48
-47
-47
-47
-46
-45
-47
-48
-48
-46
-38
-35
-37
-38
-39
min °C
-48
-48
-49
-49
-48
-47
-47
-46
-46
-48
-48
-48
-47
-40
-37
-38
-38
-44
-65
-65
-67
-66
-64
-63
-60
-57
-58
-62
-63
-65
-67
-58
-54
-57
-57
-65
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
4300
4300
4300
4350
4350
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-48-48-48-49-48-47-47-46-46-48-48-48-47-39-36-38-38-42
Sunrise
2:56
3:07
3:18
3:30
3:41
3:52
Sunset
9:45
10:34
10:22
10:10
9:59
9:46

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Dome A Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Dome A is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -45°C on Tue night, min -49°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Thu night, min -48°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed morning, strong winds from the NW 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
DomeA
0 km E
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-56° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 230).
1107 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-57° C
light snow
Diamond dust.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
Mid: scattered
1146 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
Mid: scattered
Davis
1316 km N
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-12° C
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
7
Light winds from the ESE
(7 kph at 110).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Mawson
1482 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-13° C
-
54
Near gales from the SE
(54 kph at 140).
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
41 minutes ago
-6° C
snow showers
Light snow showers.
28
Moderate winds from the ENE
(28 kph at 70).
4.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-17° C
light snow
Light snow.
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 1).
1.8 km
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Casey
1841 km NE
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
Clouds dissolving.
13
Light winds from the ENE
(13 kph at 60).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB111E66S
1915 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the ESE
(34 kph at 107).
- km
ASCATC118E67S
1926 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the ENE
(46 kph at 64).
- 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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