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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Sat 23 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -49°C on Sat night, min -50°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -50°C on Tue night, min -53°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
night
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cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
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some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
km/h
15
S
20
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
5
SE
10
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ENE
0
NW
10
SW
15
SW
10
S
15
SSE
20
ESE
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
max °C
-49
-49
-49
-49
-49
-49
-49
-49
-49
-50
-52
-53
-52
-51
-50
-50
-51
-52
-51
min °C
-49
-49
-50
-50
-49
-49
-49
-49
-50
-52
-52
-53
-53
-52
-50
-51
-52
-52
-52
-66
-67
-68
-68
-65
-65
-62
-59
-64
-67
-66
-66
-63
-52
-62
-66
-66
-67
-70
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
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-49-49-50-50-49-49-49-49-50-51-52-53-53-52-50-51-52-52-52
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 Sat night, min -50°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -50°C on Tue night, min -53°C on Wed 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.
3 hours ago
-13° C
clear
Clear skies.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 310 degs) was rejected.
Mid: overcast
Mawson
1482 km NW
16m alt.
3 hours ago
-15° C
-
65
Gales from the S
(65 kph at 180).
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
-
48
Strong winds from the NE
(48 kph at 40).
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-9° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (35 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Casey
1841 km NE
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-17° C
-
20
Moderate winds from the NW
(20 kph at 310).
Mid: scattered
2025 km SW
1290m alt.
1 hour ago
-27° C
No report.
0

(0 kph at —)
BaseBelgranoII
2055 km SSW
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-17° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
30
Fresh winds from the SE
(30 kph at 140).
5.0 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATC98E63S
2091 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the WNW
(28 kph at 287).
- km
ASCATB99E63S
2102 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the WNW
(23 kph at 297).
- km
ASCATC99E63S
2104 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the WNW
(26 kph at 302).
- 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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