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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 am Sun 29 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -40°C on Tue night, min -47°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Mon night, strong winds from the SSE by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -41°C on Wed morning, min -51°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Wed morning, calm by Fri night).

Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
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
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
40
SSE
40
SE
35
SE
25
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
35
SSE
50
SSE
50
SE
45
ESE
30
E
25
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
5
SSE
max °C
-42
-41
-41
-44
-45
-45
-46
-44
-40
-41
-43
-47
-51
-47
-46
-50
-48
-47
min °C
-42
-42
-43
-44
-45
-47
-47
-46
-45
-42
-45
-50
-51
-50
-50
-51
-49
-47
-63
-63
-63
-63
-63
-63
-63
-64
-66
-66
-69
-73
-73
-70
-67
-67
-60
-47
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-42-42-42-44-45-46-47-45-43-42-44-49-51-49-48-51-49-47
Sunrise
2:53
3:03
3:12
3:22
3:32
3:41
Sunset
1:01
12:52
12:42
12:32
12:22
12:12

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Dome A Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Dome A is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -40°C on Tue night, min -47°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Mon night, strong winds from the SSE by Tue night).

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -41°C on Wed morning, min -51°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Wed morning, calm by Fri 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
DomeA
0 km E
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-57° C
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Davis
1316 km N
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
snow showers
Light snow showers.
69
Gales from the NE
(69 kph at 40).
2.0 km
Mawson
1482 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
-
Wind obs. (100 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC74E66S
1615 km N
15m alt.
4 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the N
(39 kph at 351).
- km
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
59 minutes ago
-7° C
-
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 80).
ASCATC73E66S
1662 km N
15m alt.
4 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NNW
(42 kph at 333).
- km
ASCATC72E66S
1666 km N
15m alt.
4 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NNW
(39 kph at 335).
- km
ASCATC71E66S
1669 km N
15m alt.
4 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NNW
(36 kph at 328).
- km
ASCATC70E66S
1669 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NW
(32 kph at 321).
- km
ASCATC69E66S
1678 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the NW
(26 kph at 317).
- 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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