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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Sun 14 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -43°C on Tue afternoon, min -54°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -45°C on Wed morning, min -57°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed night, light winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
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
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
km/h
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
35
W
30
W
25
WSW
15
S
20
SE
20
ESE
20
E
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
max °C
-51
-52
-53
-54
-53
-51
-47
-43
-44
-45
-47
-48
-51
-53
-55
-56
-57
-57
min °C
-52
-53
-54
-54
-53
-54
-49
-44
-44
-46
-47
-50
-52
-54
-56
-56
-57
-57
-69
-69
-72
-72
-73
-75
-68
-64
-64
-66
-67
-73
-74
-73
-74
-76
-77
-77
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4300
4300
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4350
4350
4350
4350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-52-53-54-54-53-53-48-44-44-46-47-49-52-54-56-56-57-57
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 Tue afternoon, min -54°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -45°C on Wed morning, min -57°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed night, light winds from the SSW by Thu night).

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
-68° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 230).
1146 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Mid: few
Davis
1316 km N
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-12° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
46
Strong winds from the NE
(46 kph at 40).
5.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Mawson
1482 km NW
16m alt.
3 hours ago
-14° C
-
54
Near gales from the S
(54 kph at 170).
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
2 hours ago
-13° C
moderate snow
Snow
28
Moderate winds from the NE
(28 kph at 40).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-32° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the ENE.(Wind varies from 030 to 090 degs)
(28 kph at 70).
7.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Casey
1841 km NE
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-19° C
State of sky unchanged.
17
Light winds from the NNE
(17 kph at 30).
40 km
Mid: overcast
Jang Bogo Station
1990 km ESE
29m alt.
3 hours ago
-27° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
2025 km SW
1290m alt.
3 hours ago
-27° C
No report.
0

(0 kph at —)
BaseBelgranoII
2055 km SSW
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-22° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 140).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast

* 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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