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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 am Tue 24 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Wed afternoon, min -39°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Sat night, min -41°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
1
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
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
25
NE
25
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
20
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
15
N
max °C
-39
-34
-33
-33
-28
-28
-33
-31
-32
-37
-35
-35
-40
-34
-33
-37
-37
-37
min °C
-39
-37
-35
-34
-30
-31
-33
-32
-37
-37
-37
-40
-41
-38
-37
-39
-37
-40
-56
-54
-52
-51
-46
-46
-48
-46
-50
-50
-50
-52
-54
-52
-52
-54
-51
-55
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
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
4250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-39-36-34-34-29-30-33-32-35-37-36-38-41-36-35-38-37-39
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
9:00
9:30
9:52
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
7:07
6:37
6:16

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Dome A Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Dome A is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Wed afternoon, min -39°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Sat night, min -41°C on Sat 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
-45° C
-
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 80).
ASCATB77E69S
1317 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
10
Light winds from the NE
(10 kph at 38).
- km
ASCATB76E69S
1319 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
3
Calm
(3 kph at 20).
- km
ASCATB75E69S
1322 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
14
Light winds from the SSW
(14 kph at 199).
- km
ASCATB74E69S
1324 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the S
(33 kph at 175).
- km
ASCATB71E68S
1366 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
65
Gales from the S
(65 kph at 183).
- km
ASCATB78E68S
1421 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the ENE
(33 kph at 58).
- km
ASCATB79E68S
1429 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the ENE
(26 kph at 71).
- km
ASCATB80E68S
1430 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the E
(32 kph at 82).
- km
ASCATB77E68S
1432 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
17
Light winds from the ESE
(17 kph at 103).
- 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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