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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Mon 27 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -43°C on Mon night, min -55°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Mon night, calm by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -51°C on Fri afternoon, min -54°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
40
NNW
30
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
10
WNW
5
SW
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
25
E
max °C
-43
-46
-49
-50
-50
-51
-54
-54
-54
-52
-52
-51
-52
-54
-54
-53
-53
-54
-52
min °C
-45
-48
-50
-50
-51
-53
-55
-54
-54
-53
-52
-52
-54
-54
-54
-54
-53
-54
-53
-65
-68
-70
-70
-59
-65
-73
-72
-70
-67
-63
-63
-65
-67
-69
-72
-72
-74
-74
0
0
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
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-44-47-50-50-51-52-55-54-54-53-52-52-53-54-54-54-53-54-53
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 -43°C on Mon night, min -55°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Mon night, calm by Wed morning).

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -51°C on Fri afternoon, min -54°C on Fri night). 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.
59 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
1146 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
1.6 km
High: few
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
59 minutes ago
-9° C
-
7
Light winds from the SSE
(7 kph at 150).
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-25° C
clear
Clear
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 90).
10.0 km
2025 km SW
1290m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0

(0 kph at —)
Halvfarryggen
2281 km SW
694m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
2322 km SW
574m alt.
2 hours ago
-
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
ASCATB136E65S
2469 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
61
Near gales from the ESE
(61 kph at 107).
- km
ASCATB137E65S
2494 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
63
Gales from the ESE
(63 kph at 105).
- km
ASCATB138E65S
2506 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
62
Gales from the ESE
(62 kph at 108).
- 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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