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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Thu 18 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

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

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Tue night, min -37°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the N by Tue night).

Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
25
N
30
N
 cm 
 mm 
max°C
-37
-34
-33
-34
-32
-31
-35
-33
-33
-36
-33
-32
-34
-30
-29
-29
-26
-25
min°C
-37
-35
-36
-36
-33
-36
-37
-34
-37
-37
-34
-36
-36
-32
-31
-30
-28
-26
chill°C 
-50
-48
-46
-46
-41
-47
-49
-46
-48
-47
-43
-49
-51
-47
-45
-44
-42
-39
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
400
Cloud base (m)
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4250
4250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-37-35-35-35-33-34-36-34-35-37-34-34-35-31-30-30-27-26
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 Fri night, min -37°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Tue night, min -37°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the N by Tue 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.
1 hour ago
-43° C
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 100).
1146 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-29° C
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 190).
3.2 km
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Davis
1316 km N
23m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
State of sky unchanged.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
50 km
Mid: few
SHIP3770
1347 km N
15m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 0).
17.7 km
Mawson
1482 km NW
16m alt.
1 hour ago
-5° C
-
50
Strong winds from the SSE
(50 kph at 150).
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 100).
50 km
Mid: scattered
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1723 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-9° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the ESE
(13 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Mcmurdo
1731 km SE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
-7° C
-
19
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 90).
31 km
Mid: clear
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the ESE.(Wind varies from 007 to 009 degs)
(26 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mcmurdo Williams
1735 km SE
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
clear
-
22
Moderate winds from the E
(22 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: scattered

* 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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