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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 pm Tue 03 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Tue afternoon, min -44°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Sun night, min -44°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Fri night, strong winds from the E by Sun night).

Tue
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
30
S
25
S
30
S
30
SSE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
15
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
35
E
40
E
max °C
-34
-34
-39
-37
-37
-41
-38
-37
-42
-38
-37
-42
-38
-37
-36
-34
-33
min °C
-35
-38
-39
-38
-41
-42
-40
-43
-44
-40
-43
-44
-40
-38
-37
-35
-37
-52
-56
-57
-56
-60
-61
-57
-60
-60
-54
-57
-59
-57
-55
-54
-53
-56
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
4350
4300
4300
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-35-36-39-38-39-42-39-40-43-39-40-43-39-38-37-35-35
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 -34°C on Tue afternoon, min -44°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Sun night, min -44°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Fri night, strong winds from the E by Sun night).

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
-37° C
-
13
Light winds from the S
(13 kph at 180).
Davis
1312 km N
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
Precipitation within sight but not hitting ground.
31
Fresh winds from the N
(31 kph at 10).
50 km
Mid: overcast
Mawson
1477 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
State of sky unchanged.
7
Light winds from the SSW
(7 kph at 210).
40 km
Mid: scattered
Syowa
1620 km W
26m alt.
53 minutes ago
0° C
-
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 350).
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1702 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the S.(Wind varies from 300 to 020 degs)
(13 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
Mcmurdo
1731 km SE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
-
15
Light winds from the SE
(15 kph at 140).
36 km
Mid: scattered
SHIP2780
1732 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
28
Moderate winds from the ENE
(28 kph at 70).
- km
SHIP6998
1732 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
28
Moderate winds from the ENE
(28 kph at 70).
- km
SHIP4320
1732 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
28
Moderate winds from the ENE
(28 kph at 70).
- km
SHIP6215
1732 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
28
Moderate winds from the ENE
(28 kph at 70).
- 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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