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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Tue 26 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -46°C on Thu night, min -51°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -47°C on Fri morning, min -55°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
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
part cloud
part cloud
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
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
km/h
20
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
max °C
-48
-49
-50
-50
-51
-50
-50
-51
-46
-47
-50
-53
-54
-53
-53
-55
-55
-52
min °C
-48
-50
-51
-50
-51
-51
-51
-51
-51
-49
-51
-53
-54
-54
-54
-55
-55
-54
-66
-70
-70
-69
-72
-72
-72
-72
-72
-66
-67
-69
-69
-70
-72
-71
-68
-69
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
4300
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-48-50-51-50-51-51-51-51-49-48-51-53-54-54-54-55-55-53
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 -46°C on Thu night, min -51°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -47°C on Fri morning, min -55°C on Sun 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
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
-
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 30).
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-18° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
6
Light winds from the WNW
(6 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
ASCATC88E64S
1907 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the NNW
(22 kph at 331).
- km
ASCATB88E64S
1908 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the NNW
(20 kph at 339).
- km
ASCATC89E64S
1911 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the NNW
(20 kph at 334).
- km
ASCATB89E64S
1913 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the NNW
(19 kph at 333).
- km
ASCATB81E63S
1991 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the NW
(29 kph at 316).
- km
ASCATC81E63S
1991 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 kph at 319).
- km
ASCATC82E63S
1997 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 kph at 315).
- km
ASCATB82E63S
1998 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the NW
(29 kph at 319).
- 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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