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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Mon 18 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

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

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -45°C on Sat morning, min -54°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
km/h
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
0
NE
0
N
5
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
NNE
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
max °C
-45
-48
-49
-49
-49
-49
-51
-52
-52
-54
-54
-54
-54
-53
-46
-45
-45
-47
min °C
-46
-49
-50
-50
-50
-50
-51
-53
-53
-54
-54
-54
-54
-54
-52
-45
-45
-49
-60
-62
-63
-50
-50
-50
-59
-66
-67
-71
-73
-74
-74
-72
-70
-63
-63
-66
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4300
4350
4350
4350
4350
4300
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4300
4300
4350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-46-49-50-50-50-50-51-53-53-54-54-54-54-54-49-45-45-48
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 -45°C on Mon morning, min -53°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -45°C on Sat morning, min -54°C on Thu 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.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-5° C
-
63
Gales from the NE
(63 kph at 40).
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-25° C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
ASCATB83E64S
1886 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the NE
(28 kph at 38).
- km
ASCATB83E63S
1896 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
13
Light winds from the NE
(13 kph at 39).
- km
ASCATB82E63S
1908 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NW
(35 kph at 315).
- km
ASCATB84E63S
1912 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the ESE
(18 kph at 109).
- km
ASCATB91E63S
1990 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
10
Light winds from the SE
(10 kph at 125).
- km
ASCATB90E63S
2001 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the SSW
(21 kph at 197).
- km
ASCATB84E62S
2009 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the S
(17 kph at 174).
- 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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