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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 am Wed 11 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -36°C on Thu night, min -49°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed morning, strong winds from the WNW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -45°C on Sat night, min -53°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
10
S
15
W
25
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
25
W
15
WSW
10
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
5
E
max °C
-43
-37
-37
-38
-37
-36
-39
-40
-41
-50
-46
-45
-50
-49
-49
-53
-50
-50
min °C
-43
-40
-38
-39
-38
-38
-40
-40
-49
-50
-48
-49
-51
-50
-52
-53
-52
-53
-53
-54
-56
-58
-57
-57
-59
-58
-62
-64
-63
-65
-67
-65
-65
-64
-52
-64
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4350
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4350
4350
4300
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-43-39-38-39-38-37-40-40-45-50-47-47-51-50-51-53-51-52
Sunrise
12:04
12:15
12:25
12:34
12:45
12:55
Sunset
3:59
3:47
3:38
3:27
3:16
3:06

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Dome A Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Dome A is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -36°C on Thu night, min -49°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed morning, strong winds from the WNW by Thu night).

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -45°C on Sat night, min -53°C on Mon 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
DomeA
0 km E
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-48° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 190).
Davis
1312 km N
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
-
57
Near gales from the NE
(57 kph at 50).
ASCATC75E69S
1314 km N
15m alt.
4 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the SE
(42 kph at 139).
- km
ASCATC77E69S
1316 km N
15m alt.
4 hours ago
57
Near gales from the ENE
(57 kph at 59).
- km
ASCATC76E69S
1320 km N
15m alt.
4 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the ENE
(37 kph at 70).
- km
ASCATC72E68S
1379 km N
15m alt.
4 hours ago
64
Gales from the S
(64 kph at 177).
- km
ASCATC71E68S
1389 km N
15m alt.
4 hours ago
68
Gales from the S
(68 kph at 175).
- km
SHIP1475
1407 km N
3m alt.
4 hours ago
-7° C
76
Severe gales from the SSW
(76 kph at 200).
SHIP4390
1407 km N
15m alt.
4 hours ago
-2° C
76
Severe gales from the SSW
(76 kph at 200).
- km
SHIP1405
1407 km N
-m alt.
4 hours ago
-7° C
-
76
Severe gales from the SSW
(76 kph at 200).

* 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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