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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 pm Sun 08 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Sun night, min -43°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Wed night, min -48°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Thu morning, light winds from the S by Fri morning).

Sun
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
15
SSW
30
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
40
W
35
W
25
W
5
S
15
SE
20
SE
max °C
-37
-33
-39
-38
-37
-42
-41
-39
-37
-36
-34
-36
-38
-39
-47
-45
-45
min °C
-37
-38
-39
-39
-42
-43
-41
-42
-37
-37
-35
-37
-38
-46
-48
-47
-47
-49
-55
-57
-57
-59
-60
-58
-58
-53
-55
-53
-57
-57
-58
-61
-62
-67
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4300
4300
4350
4350
4300
4350
4350
4350
4400
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4350
4350
4350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-37-36-39-39-40-43-41-41-37-37-35-37-38-43-48-46-46
Sunrise
11:44
11:55
12:04
12:15
12:25
Sunset
4:33
4:20
4:09
3:59
3:47
3:38

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Dome A Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Dome A is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Sun night, min -43°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Wed night, min -48°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Thu morning, light winds from the S by Fri 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.
2 hours ago
-47° C
-
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 170).
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
-
35
Fresh winds from the NE
(35 kph at 50).
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-17° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
37
Fresh winds from the E
(37 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Cape Ross
1773 km ESE
212m alt.
2 hours ago
-11° C
-
Wind obs. (37 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB28E69S
1795 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the S
(26 kph at 189).
- km
ASCATB27E70S
1806 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the SSE
(20 kph at 168).
- km
ASCATB27E69S
1816 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 170).
- km
ASCATB26E70S
1817 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
17
Light winds from the S
(17 kph at 178).
- km
ASCATB25E70S
1829 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
17
Light winds from the SSE
(17 kph at 154).
- km
ASCATB26E69S
1838 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
17
Light winds from the SSE
(17 kph at 154).
- 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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