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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Wed 20 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -49°C on Fri night, min -54°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -49°C on Sun night, min -52°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
night
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part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
km/h
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SE
5
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
E
25
E
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
max °C
-51
-53
-54
-53
-51
-50
-49
-50
-51
-51
-51
-51
-49
-50
-50
-49
-51
-51
-51
min °C
-53
-53
-54
-54
-52
-51
-50
-50
-51
-52
-51
-51
-50
-50
-50
-51
-51
-51
-52
-66
-67
-69
-65
-52
-59
-50
-62
-66
-70
-69
-70
-70
-70
-68
-70
-68
-67
-67
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
-52-53-54-54-52-51-50-50-51-52-51-51-50-50-50-50-51-51-52
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 Fri night, min -54°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -49°C on Sun night, min -52°C on Sat 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
Davis
1316 km N
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-17° C
clear
Clear skies.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
Mawson
1482 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-25° C
-
24
Moderate winds from the SSE
(24 kph at 150).
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
50 minutes ago
-11° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 110).
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-27° C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (28 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
4.6 km
Mid: overcast
Casey
1841 km NE
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-25° C
-
19
Light winds from the S
(19 kph at 180).
2025 km SW
1290m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0

(0 kph at —)
BaseBelgranoII
2055 km SSW
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-20° C
-
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 90).
40 km
Mid: few
ASCATB103E63S
2143 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the NNE
(19 kph at 25).
- km
ASCATC104E63S
2159 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
14
Light winds from the NNE
(14 kph at 16).
- km
ASCATB104E63S
2159 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
12
Light winds from the NNE
(12 kph at 21).
- 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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