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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Thu 03 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -48°C on Thu morning, min -55°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -43°C on Mon morning, min -55°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
4300
4300
4300
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
4350
4300
4350
km/h
25
N
15
NE
20
E
25
SE
25
SE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
20
ESE
20
E
15
ENE
20
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-48
-49
-49
-53
-54
-53
-53
-54
-54
-54
-54
-45
-43
-43
-45
-47
-47
-48
min °C
-49
-49
-52
-54
-54
-54
-53
-54
-55
-55
-54
-52
-44
-43
-47
-48
-48
-51
 chill °C
-69
-65
-71
-76
-76
-76
-76
-77
-75
-75
-72
-68
-62
-61
-61
-62
-62
-66
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-49-49-51-54-54-54-53-54-55-55-54-49-44-43-46-48-48-50
Sunrise
3:52
3:40
3:27
3:17
3:04
2:55
Sunset
9:50
10:01
10:13
10:23
10:35
10:45

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Dome A Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Dome A is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -48°C on Thu morning, min -55°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -43°C on Mon 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.
1 hour ago
-15°C
-
44
Strong winds from the NE
(44 kph at 50).
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1723 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-28°C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
15
Light winds from the SSE
(15 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-19°C
clear
Clear
22
Moderate winds from the SE.(Wind varies from 110 to 170 degs)
(22 kph at 130).
10.0 km
2025 km SW
1290m alt.
50 minutes ago
-27°C
No report.
0

(0 kph at —)
ASCATC56E62S
2215 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the SE
(42 kph at 144).
- km
ASCATC70E61S
2221 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the E
(45 kph at 94).
- km
ASCATB54E62S
2224 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the SSE
(48 kph at 147).
- km
ASCATC55E62S
2225 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the SSE
(17 kph at 166).
- km
ASCATC71E61S
2226 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the E
(44 kph at 92).
- km
ASCATC56E61S
2265 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the SE
(36 kph at 126).
- 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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