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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Mon 27 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -43°C on Mon afternoon, min -55°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -53°C on Thu night, min -54°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
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
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
30
N
40
N
35
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
20
NW
5
N
5
ENE
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
E
max °C
-45
-43
-44
-48
-48
-49
-50
-52
-53
-54
-54
-53
-53
-54
-54
-54
-54
-53
min °C
-47
-44
-46
-48
-49
-49
-51
-52
-55
-54
-54
-54
-53
-54
-54
-54
-54
-54
-68
-66
-66
-69
-70
-68
-59
-52
-71
-72
-73
-72
-71
-69
-67
-65
-54
-54
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-46-44-45-48-49-49-51-52-54-54-54-54-53-54-54-54-54-54
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 Mon afternoon, min -55°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed afternoon).

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -53°C on Thu night, 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.
58 minutes ago
-61° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 230).
Davis
1316 km N
23m alt.
58 minutes ago
-
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 170).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Mawson
1482 km NW
16m alt.
58 minutes ago
-22° C
State of sky unchanged.
9
Light winds from the ESE
(9 kph at 110).
40 km
Mid: few
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
58 minutes ago
-13° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB77E65S
1734 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 305).
- km
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-28° C
clear
Clear
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 100).
10.0 km
ASCATB74E65S
1738 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the SSW
(49 kph at 204).
- km
ASCATB78E65S
1742 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NNE
(35 kph at 25).
- km
ASCATB75E65S
1743 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the SSW
(53 kph at 209).
- km
ASCATB73E65S
1746 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the SSW
(52 kph at 205).
- 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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