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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 am Tue 23 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Thu afternoon, min -36°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the N by Wed afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Thu night, min -29°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Fri night, fresh winds from the E by Sun morning).

Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
night
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
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
 km/h
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
20
N
20
N
30
N
20
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
N
20
NNE
15
ENE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
15
E
30
ESE
30
E
15
N
max °C
-31
-35
-31
-31
-30
-27
-26
-30
-23
-23
-27
-24
-23
-26
-24
-24
-23
-25
-25
min °C
-35
-36
-33
-33
-34
-28
-32
-31
-26
-27
-29
-25
-25
-26
-24
-26
-24
-25
-29
-47
-47
-44
-47
-48
-43
-45
-44
-39
-40
-42
-36
-36
-36
-36
-38
-39
-39
-41
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
750
0
350
900
250
600
450
650
450
300
Cloud base (m)
4300
4350
4300
4350
4300
4250
4250
4300
4550
4250
4300
4250
4250
4300
4250
4350
4250
4300
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-36-32-32-32-28-29-31-25-25-28-25-24-26-24-25-24-25-27
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 -23°C on Thu afternoon, min -36°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the N by Wed afternoon).

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Thu night, min -29°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Fri night, fresh winds from the E by Sun 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
DomeA
0 km E
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-42° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 310).
1146 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-30° C
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
9.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Davis
1316 km N
23m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C
-
20
Moderate winds from the S
(20 kph at 190).
Mawson
1482 km NW
16m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
-
11
Light winds from the ENE
(11 kph at 70).
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
-
13
Light winds from the NNE
(13 kph at 30).
ASCATC93E66S
1672 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
14
Light winds from the WNW
(14 kph at 288).
- km
ASCATB93E66S
1674 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
14
Light winds from the SW
(14 kph at 233).
- km
ASCATB92E66S
1693 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 209).
- km
ASCATC91E66S
1700 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 214).
- km
ASCATB91E66S
1705 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
8
Light winds from the SSW
(8 kph at 206).
- 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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