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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 am Sun 21 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Sun night, min -37°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Thu afternoon, min -33°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Wed night, light winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
N
25
N
30
NNE
25
N
15
N
15
N
5
WSW
10
E
20
E
25
ESE
max °C
-32
-35
-32
-31
-35
-32
-32
-34
-31
-30
-30
-26
-24
-24
-23
-23
-26
-25
-25
min °C
-37
-37
-33
-36
-36
-33
-35
-35
-32
-33
-33
-29
-25
-25
-24
-26
-28
-26
-29
-49
-49
-42
-47
-47
-44
-48
-48
-44
-48
-48
-44
-36
-36
-34
-33
-37
-38
-44
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
600
200
650
700
0
300
300
Cloud base (m)
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4250
4300
4250
4400
4300
4250
4250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-35-36-33-34-36-33-34-35-32-32-32-28-25-25-24-25-27-26-27
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 -31°C on Sun night, min -37°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Thu afternoon, min -33°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Wed night, light winds from the WSW by Thu 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
DomeA
0 km E
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-42° C
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
Davis
1312 km N
23m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
-
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 320).
Mawson
1477 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
Syowa
1620 km W
26m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
-
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 180).
Mcmurdo
1709 km SE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 270).
34 km
Mid: clear
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Cape Ross
1773 km ESE
212m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
-
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 260).
WilkinsRunwayEast
1813 km NE
755m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the ENE
(22 kph at 70).
SHIP5636
1838 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
4
Calm
(4 kph at 240).
- km
SHIP5944
1838 km NE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
4
Calm
(4 kph at 240).

* 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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