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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Mon 18 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -48°C on Mon night, min -54°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -43°C on Sat night, min -54°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
night
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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cloud
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cloud
cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
km/h
10
NE
10
ENE
5
E
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NNE
20
N
15
NW
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NNE
25
N
20
NW
25
WNW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
max °C
-48
-50
-49
-49
-51
-52
-52
-53
-54
-52
-53
-50
-47
-47
-45
-43
-44
-48
-48
min °C
-50
-50
-50
-50
-51
-52
-54
-53
-54
-54
-53
-51
-50
-47
-45
-44
-46
-49
-50
-63
-62
-60
-62
-64
-67
-67
-67
-70
-71
-70
-69
-68
-61
-63
-62
-64
-68
-71
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
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-49-50-50-50-51-52-53-53-54-53-53-51-49-47-45-44-45-49-49
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 -48°C on Mon night, min -54°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -43°C on Sat night, min -54°C on Thu night). 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
DomeA
0 km E
4084m alt.
44 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 230).
Davis
1316 km N
23m alt.
44 minutes ago
-22° C
clear
Clear skies.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Mawson
1482 km NW
16m alt.
44 minutes ago
-20° C
-
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 140).
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
54
Near gales from the NE
(54 kph at 40).
0.8 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-26° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Casey
1841 km NE
42m alt.
44 minutes ago
-15° C
-
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 30).
Mid: overcast
BaseBelgranoII
2055 km SSW
256m alt.
44 minutes ago
-13° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB122E65S
2209 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the SSW
(56 kph at 194).
- km
ASCATC124E65S
2248 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WSW
(42 kph at 256).
- km
ASCATB118E64S
2251 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WSW
(40 kph at 240).
- 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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