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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Sat 25 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -49°C on Mon afternoon, min -52°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -50°C on Tue night, min -57°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
20
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NNE
5
E
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
max °C
-52
-52
-51
-50
-50
-49
-49
-51
-50
-50
-51
-52
-52
-55
-55
-54
-55
-57
-55
min °C
-52
-52
-51
-52
-50
-50
-51
-51
-52
-51
-51
-52
-54
-55
-55
-55
-56
-57
-57
-71
-70
-70
-70
-68
-70
-70
-71
-71
-68
-66
-67
-70
-73
-75
-77
-78
-79
-79
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
4300
4350
4300
4350
4350
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-52-52-51-51-50-50-50-51-51-51-51-52-53-55-55-55-56-57-56
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 -49°C on Mon afternoon, min -52°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -50°C on Tue night, min -57°C on Fri 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
Davis
1316 km N
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-
19
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 90).
Mawson
1482 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-17° C
-
Wind obs. (35 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-6° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
Wind obs. (28 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
28 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-29° C
clear
Clear
20
Moderate winds from the NE.(Wind varies from 340 to 070 degs)
(20 kph at 50).
10.0 km
ASCATC100E65S
1837 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
67
Gales from the ESE
(67 kph at 107).
- km
ASCATB101E65S
1838 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
67
Gales from the ESE
(67 kph at 109).
- km
Casey
1841 km NE
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
-
100
Stormy winds from the E
(100 kph at 90).
ASCATC102E65S
1908 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
78
Severe gales from the ESE
(78 kph at 115).
- km
ASCATC103E65S
1931 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
67
Gales from the ESE
(67 kph at 113).
- km
ASCATB103E65S
1932 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
65
Gales from the ESE
(65 kph at 112).
- 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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