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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Sun 10 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -47°C on Tue morning, min -51°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Fri morning, min -51°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Fri morning, moderate winds from the WSW by Sat morning).

Sun
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
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
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
km/h
5
NE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
NE
0
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
25
S
25
S
35
S
25
SSW
30
SW
45
WSW
55
W
50
W
40
WSW
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max °C
-49
-49
-50
-50
-48
-47
-48
-50
-50
-50
-50
-49
-39
-36
-34
-36
-36
min °C
-49
-50
-50
-50
-50
-47
-50
-51
-51
-51
-51
-51
-44
-40
-35
-38
-39
-58
-64
-64
-63
-60
-47
-58
-62
-71
-72
-72
-72
-64
-62
-56
-60
-61
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
4300
4300
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4300
4300
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-49-50-50-50-49-47-49-51-51-51-51-50-42-38-35-37-38
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 -47°C on Tue morning, min -51°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Fri morning, min -51°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Fri morning, moderate winds from the WSW by Sat morning).

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
-64° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 230).
Davis
1316 km N
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-16° C
clear
Clear skies.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
Mawson
1482 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-16° C
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 0).
40 km
Mid: few
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
2 hours ago
-11° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 100).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-22° C
light snow
Light snow.
31
Fresh winds from the ESE.(Wind varies from 070 to 170 degs)
(31 kph at 120).
1.1 km
Casey
1841 km NE
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
State of sky unchanged.
13
Light winds from the NNE
(13 kph at 20).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATC28E68S
1961 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the E
(57 kph at 100).
- km
ASCATB28E68S
1970 km W
15m alt.
4 hours ago
56
Near gales from the E
(56 kph at 100).
- km
ASCATC27E68S
1985 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the ESE
(54 kph at 104).
- km
ASCATB27E68S
1987 km W
15m alt.
4 hours ago
56
Near gales from the ESE
(56 kph at 105).
- 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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