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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Tue 09 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -51°C on Tue morning, min -58°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -51°C on Sat afternoon, min -57°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Fri night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
km/h
15
N
10
NNE
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
25
W
15
SW
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ENE
20
NNW
30
NW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
15
NNW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
max °C
-51
-52
-52
-52
-52
-52
-53
-57
-57
-57
-56
-56
-54
-51
-51
-52
-53
-53
min °C
-52
-52
-53
-53
-52
-54
-55
-58
-58
-57
-56
-56
-55
-52
-52
-52
-53
-55
-66
-66
-69
-70
-70
-74
-75
-74
-73
-74
-72
-71
-74
-74
-75
-75
-73
-73
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
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-52-52-53-53-52-53-54-58-58-57-56-56-55-52-52-52-53-54
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 -51°C on Tue morning, min -58°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -51°C on Sat afternoon, min -57°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Fri night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat 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.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 230).
Davis
1316 km N
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-19° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
5.0 km
Mawson
1482 km NW
16m alt.
3 hours ago
-28° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-13° C
-
56
Near gales from the NNE
(56 kph at 30).
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-29° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the E.(Wind varies from 060 to 120 degs)
(26 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Casey
1841 km NE
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-12° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 190).
Mid: overcast
ASCATC45E66S
1914 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the ENE
(36 kph at 58).
- km
ASCATC44E66S
1926 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NE
(37 kph at 56).
- km
ASCATC37E67S
1928 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the NE
(29 kph at 37).
- km
ASCATC43E66S
1939 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NE
(40 kph at 55).
- 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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