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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Wed 13 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -36°C on Fri afternoon, min -50°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Fri morning, light winds from the S by Sat morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -50°C on Sat afternoon, min -53°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
PM
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PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
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PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
km/h
30
SSW
25
S
20
SW
30
W
40
W
50
WSW
50
W
50
WSW
20
S
25
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
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max °C
-45
-48
-44
-39
-39
-37
-36
-39
-48
-50
-50
-50
-51
-52
-53
-53
-53
min °C
-47
-50
-47
-40
-42
-41
-38
-47
-49
-50
-50
-51
-51
-53
-53
-53
-53
-68
-69
-65
-59
-63
-64
-60
-66
-67
-71
-71
-72
-71
-72
-72
-72
-71
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4300
4350
4350
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
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-46-49-46-40-41-39-37-43-49-50-50-51-51-53-53-53-53
Sunrise
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 -36°C on Fri afternoon, min -50°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Fri morning, light winds from the S by Sat morning).

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -50°C on Sat afternoon, min -53°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

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
-64° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 230).
Davis
1316 km N
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
Mawson
1482 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-13° C
State of sky unchanged.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
65
Gales from the NNE
(65 kph at 30).
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-13° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Casey
1841 km NE
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
56
Near gales from the E
(56 kph at 90).
0.3 km
Mid: overcast
2025 km SW
1290m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0

(0 kph at —)
BaseBelgranoII
2055 km SSW
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-13° C
State of sky unchanged.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: overcast
Halvfarryggen
2281 km SW
694m alt.
1 hour ago
-26° C
No report.
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 260).
2322 km SW
574m alt.
1 hour ago
-25° C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.

* 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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