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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 am Thu 08 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sat night, min -35°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sun night, min -32°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
5
NE
5
NNE
5
WNW
5
WSW
0
WSW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
max °C
-34
-30
-30
-35
-31
-30
-33
-29
-28
-31
-26
-23
-24
-23
-23
-27
-26
-26
min °C
-35
-32
-35
-35
-32
-34
-35
-31
-31
-32
-28
-25
-24
-23
-27
-27
-27
-31
-43
-38
-35
-41
-32
-44
-47
-43
-44
-45
-39
-36
-34
-33
-34
-34
-37
-43
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
350
550
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4700
4300
4300
7400
4300
4300
4300
4250
4300
4300
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-35-31-33-35-32-32-34-30-30-32-27-24-24-23-25-27-27-29
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 -28°C on Sat night, min -35°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sun night, min -32°C on Sun 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
DomeA
0 km E
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-39° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 70).
1146 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-27° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
ASCATC76E69S
1320 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the ENE
(31 kph at 64).
- km
ASCATC77E69S
1323 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the ENE
(33 kph at 64).
- km
ASCATB76E68S
1379 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the ENE
(33 kph at 74).
- km
ASCATC76E68S
1386 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the ENE
(35 kph at 68).
- km
ASCATC75E68S
1387 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the E
(31 kph at 79).
- km
ASCATC77E68S
1421 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the ENE
(37 kph at 72).
- km
ASCATB77E68S
1425 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the E
(40 kph at 85).
- km
ASCATB78E68S
1430 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the E
(50 kph at 84).
- 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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