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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Sat 07 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Sat night, min -43°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Wed night, min -46°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue night, strong winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
5
N
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
WNW
15
SSW
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SW
35
SSW
35
SW
35
WSW
45
WSW
30
SW
max °C
-36
-36
-35
-37
-36
-35
-40
-36
-35
-43
-41
-41
-36
-33
-31
-32
-36
-38
min °C
-36
-36
-40
-38
-37
-38
-40
-39
-43
-44
-42
-43
-39
-34
-32
-36
-36
-46
-44
-46
-48
-46
-52
-54
-57
-56
-61
-61
-59
-59
-55
-52
-49
-56
-56
-64
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
5100
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4350
4350
4300
4350
4350
4350
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
4350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-36-36-38-38-37-37-40-38-39-44-42-42-38-34-32-34-36-42
Sunrise
11:21
11:32
11:44
11:55
12:04
12:15
Sunset
4:45
4:33
4:20
4:09
3:59
3:47

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Dome A Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Dome A is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Sat night, min -43°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Wed night, min -46°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue night, strong winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

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.
54 minutes ago
-47° C
-
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 100).
1071 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-55° C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
31 km
Mid: few
1072 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-55° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Davis
1312 km N
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
46
Strong winds from the NNE
(46 kph at 30).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATC72E68S
1358 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 271).
- km
ASCATC73E67S
1481 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 278).
- km
Mawson
1482 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
-
26
Moderate winds from the SSE
(26 kph at 160).
SHIP5813
1482 km NW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-7° C
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 190).
SHIP4058
1482 km NW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-7° C
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 190).
SHIP10459
1482 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 190).
- 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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