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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Thu 16 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -42°C on Sat afternoon, min -49°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -42°C on Sun afternoon, min -49°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
10
SSW
5
SSE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
25
NNE
25
N
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
max °C
-47
-47
-47
-48
-48
-46
-44
-42
-42
-43
-42
-42
-42
-44
-46
-49
-48
-48
min °C
-47
-47
-48
-49
-48
-47
-46
-42
-44
-43
-43
-44
-42
-44
-48
-49
-48
-49
-58
-47
-58
-64
-63
-63
-64
-59
-62
-60
-60
-62
-60
-61
-64
-65
-64
-65
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4350
4300
4350
4350
4350
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4400
4300
4300
4350
4300
4300
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-47-47-48-49-48-47-45-42-43-43-43-43-42-44-47-49-48-49
Sunrise
5:34
6:07
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
8:04
7:29
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 -42°C on Sat afternoon, min -49°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -42°C on Sun afternoon, min -49°C on Tue 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
-59° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 230).
1146 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
2.4 km
Mid: few
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-9° C
-
13
Light winds from the E
(13 kph at 100).
ASCATC77E66S
1648 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the SSE
(48 kph at 154).
- km
ASCATC79E66S
1654 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the SSE
(38 kph at 168).
- km
ASCATC80E66S
1654 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the SSE
(59 kph at 153).
- km
ASCATC78E66S
1655 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the SSE
(45 kph at 154).
- km
ASCATB79E66S
1656 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the SSE
(39 kph at 168).
- km
ASCATB78E66S
1657 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SSE
(44 kph at 160).
- km
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-20° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: 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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