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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Sat 17 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Sat night, min -38°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Thu afternoon, min -38°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue night, fresh winds from the W by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
10
S
5
SSE
0
NE
5
NNW
10
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
20
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
W
20
W
25
W
30
WSW
max °C
-32
-30
-29
-33
-29
-29
-33
-33
-33
-37
-33
-32
-35
-31
-30
-31
-29
-29
min °C
-34
-31
-33
-33
-31
-31
-34
-33
-38
-38
-34
-35
-36
-33
-31
-32
-30
-35
-43
-38
-33
-40
-40
-45
-49
-47
-52
-50
-44
-44
-46
-44
-42
-46
-45
-50
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
4300
4300
4300
4300
4250
4250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-31-31-33-30-30-34-33-36-38-34-34-36-32-31-32-30-32
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 -29°C on Sat night, min -38°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Thu afternoon, min -38°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue night, fresh winds from the W 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.
2 hours ago
-38° C
-
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 130).
Davis
1316 km N
23m alt.
4 hours ago
0° C
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 0).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Mawson
1482 km NW
16m alt.
4 hours ago
-2° C
Precipitation within sight but not hitting ground.
28
Moderate winds from the SSE
(28 kph at 150).
40 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB68E67S
1544 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
13
Light winds from the ENE
(13 kph at 76).
- km
ASCATB67E67S
1546 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 83).
- km
ASCATB71E67S
1549 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the S
(27 kph at 185).
- km
ASCATB69E67S
1555 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
17
Light winds from the SW
(17 kph at 223).
- km
ASCATB70E67S
1559 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 183).
- km
ASCATB71E66S
1564 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the S
(24 kph at 182).
- km
ASCATB65E67S
1568 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
16
Light winds from the WNW
(16 kph at 298).
- 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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