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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Thu 21 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -48°C on Fri night, min -53°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -44°C on Tue night, min -51°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the SE by Wed morning).

Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
night
AM
PM
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PM
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PM
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PM
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PM
night
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
km/h
5
SE
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
15
SW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
30
SE
45
SE
40
ESE
35
ESE
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
max °C
-51
-50
-50
-48
-49
-50
-50
-50
-50
-49
-49
-49
-49
-51
-51
-44
-45
-48
-49
min °C
-53
-50
-50
-49
-49
-50
-50
-50
-51
-51
-50
-49
-50
-51
-51
-51
-46
-48
-51
-62
-60
-62
-59
-65
-67
-67
-67
-68
-67
-66
-65
-66
-67
-70
-73
-69
-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
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4300
4300
4350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-52-50-50-49-49-50-50-50-51-50-50-49-50-51-51-48-46-48-50
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 -48°C on Fri night, min -53°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -44°C on Tue night, min -51°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the SE by Wed morning).

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
Davis
1316 km N
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
No report.
80
Severe gales from the NNE
(80 kph at 30).
Mawson
1482 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-24° C
-
28
Moderate winds from the SW
(28 kph at 220).
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-13° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
9
Light winds from the NNE
(9 kph at 30).
35 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-27° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Casey
1841 km NE
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-22° C
-
35
Fresh winds from the S
(35 kph at 170).
ASCATB83E64S
1885 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the E
(39 kph at 93).
- km
ASCATB84E64S
1891 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the E
(34 kph at 88).
- km
ASCATB88E64S
1900 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the E
(40 kph at 84).
- km
ASCATB89E64S
1904 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the E
(39 kph at 83).
- km
ASCATB83E63S
1994 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
17
Light winds from the ENE
(17 kph at 62).
- 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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