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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 pm Fri 16 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Fri night, min -34°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Mon afternoon, min -38°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
10
SSE
5
S
5
S
5
SSE
0
E
5
NNW
5
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
max °C
-29
-28
-33
-30
-29
-34
-30
-29
-33
-32
-32
-37
-33
-32
-35
-32
-32
min °C
-30
-34
-34
-31
-34
-34
-31
-32
-33
-32
-37
-38
-34
-35
-36
-33
-37
-39
-40
-41
-37
-34
-34
-38
-45
-47
-46
-50
-51
-46
-44
-46
-43
-50
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
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-30-31-34-31-32-34-31-31-33-32-35-38-34-34-36-33-35
Sunrise
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 -28°C on Fri night, min -34°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Mon afternoon, min -38°C on Tue morning). 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
DomeA
0 km E
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-38° C
-
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 180).
1072 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-33° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
Davis
1312 km N
23m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
Precipitation within sight but not hitting ground.
20
Moderate winds from the N
(20 kph at 10).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Mawson
1477 km NW
16m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
State of sky unchanged.
35
Fresh winds from the ESE
(35 kph at 120).
45 km
Mid: overcast
Syowa
1620 km W
26m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
-
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
Mcmurdo
1731 km SE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
-6° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the E
(22 kph at 90).
36 km
Mid: few
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
clear
Clear
24
Moderate winds from the E.(Wind varies from 050 to 150 degs)
(24 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Mcmurdo Williams
1735 km SE
22m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the ENE
(20 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: broken
SHIP3967
1736 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
39
Fresh winds from the ESE
(39 kph at 110).
- km
SHIP7860
1736 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
39
Fresh winds from the ESE
(39 kph at 110).
- 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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