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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Sat 09 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -48°C on Sat morning, min -51°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -42°C on Thu night, min -52°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
AM
PM
night
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PM
night
AM
PM
night
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PM
night
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PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
km/h
5
WNW
0
ESE
5
ENE
5
ESE
10
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
10
E
5
ENE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
WSW
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max °C
-48
-49
-49
-50
-49
-48
-48
-49
-50
-49
-49
-49
-51
-51
-51
-51
-49
-42
min °C
-49
-49
-50
-51
-50
-49
-48
-50
-51
-49
-50
-50
-52
-51
-52
-51
-50
-48
-57
-49
-60
-63
-64
-66
-66
-65
-64
-49
-62
-65
-68
-68
-71
-70
-66
-62
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
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-49-49-50-51-50-49-48-50-51-49-50-50-52-51-52-51-50-45
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 Sat morning, min -51°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -42°C on Thu night, min -52°C on Wed morning). 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.
4 hours ago
-14° C
snow showers
Light snow showers.
17
Light winds from the NE
(17 kph at 40).
Mid: overcast
Mawson
1482 km NW
16m alt.
4 hours ago
-13° C
-
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 320).
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
2 hours ago
-15° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 170).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1723 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-20° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the SSW
(17 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-15° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Casey
1841 km NE
42m alt.
4 hours ago
-14° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
1.0 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATB38E67S
1860 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 306).
- km
ASCATC38E67S
1876 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 304).
- km
ASCATB37E67S
1917 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
14
Light winds from the WNW
(14 kph at 288).
- km
hy2c36E67S
1922 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
13
Light winds from the ESE
(13 kph at 110).
- 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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