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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 am Tue 17 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -44°C on Tue night, min -55°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -44°C on Fri afternoon, min -53°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Thu night, near gales from the SE by Fri afternoon).

Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
5
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
N
25
NNE
25
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
E
20
ESE
35
ESE
50
SE
45
SE
30
SE
35
SE
40
SE
50
ESE
50
ESE
50
E
max °C
-49
-51
-47
-44
-45
-47
-48
-54
-52
-51
-49
-44
-45
-49
-50
-47
-47
-47
-46
min °C
-51
-51
-50
-45
-47
-47
-53
-55
-54
-53
-52
-46
-47
-51
-51
-49
-47
-47
-48
-59
-66
-68
-62
-66
-67
-67
-68
-69
-74
-76
-71
-70
-74
-75
-72
-72
-72
-73
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4350
4350
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
4350
4350
4350
4350
4300
4300
4350
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-50-51-49-45-46-47-51-55-53-52-51-45-46-50-51-48-47-47-47
Sunrise
1:03
1:12
1:22
1:32
1:41
1:49
Sunset
2:57
2:47
2:38
2:28
2:17
2:09

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Dome A Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Dome A is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -44°C on Tue night, min -55°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -44°C on Fri afternoon, min -53°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Thu night, near gales from the SE by Fri afternoon).

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.
3 hours ago
-
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 230).
Davis
1316 km N
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
light snow
Intermittent heavy drizzle.
43
Strong winds from the NNE
(43 kph at 20).
Mawson
1482 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-11° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the SE
(22 kph at 130).
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-5° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 220).
Mcmurdo
1731 km SE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-18° C
clear
Clear skies.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 70).
36 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-18° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Cape Ross
1773 km ESE
212m alt.
2 hours ago
-20° C
-
Wind obs. (39 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
WilkinsRunwayEast
1813 km NE
755m alt.
2 hours ago
-22° C
-
37
Fresh winds from the E
(37 kph at 80).
Casey
1841 km NE
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-11° C
-
26
Moderate winds from the ENE
(26 kph at 70).
Mid: scattered
ASCATB105E66S
1841 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
16
Light winds from the SSE
(16 kph at 157).
- 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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