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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Sun 26 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -47°C on Mon afternoon, min -51°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -51°C on Wed morning, min -56°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
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
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
25
N
30
N
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
5
SW
10
SW
10
S
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
5
SE
max °C
-51
-50
-50
-48
-47
-47
-50
-49
-49
-51
-52
-52
-54
-55
-55
-54
-54
-52
min °C
-51
-50
-50
-49
-48
-49
-51
-50
-50
-52
-52
-54
-55
-56
-55
-55
-54
-54
-69
-69
-67
-68
-68
-69
-72
-70
-66
-62
-61
-68
-70
-70
-70
-71
-70
-67
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4350
4300
4300
4350
4300
4300
4350
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-51-50-50-49-48-48-51-50-50-52-52-53-55-56-55-55-54-53
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 -47°C on Mon afternoon, min -51°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -51°C on Wed morning, min -56°C on Thu afternoon). 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.
2 hours ago
-60° C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
1146 km S
3012m alt.
56 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
1.4 km
High: scattered
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
11
Light winds from the ESE
(11 kph at 110).
28 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-30° C
clear
Clear
7
Light winds from the ENE
(7 kph at 70).
10.0 km
hy2b82E64S
1776 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the SW
(37 kph at 222).
- km
ASCATC40E68S
1780 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the E
(18 kph at 82).
- km
ASCATC39E68S
1792 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
11
Light winds from the ESE
(11 kph at 122).
- km
hy2b83E64S
1798 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the SW
(35 kph at 220).
- km
ASCATC45E67S
1799 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the WSW
(23 kph at 252).
- km
ASCATC38E68S
1808 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
13
Light winds from the SE
(13 kph at 141).
- 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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