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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 am Sun 04 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Sun morning, min -34°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Wed night, min -34°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
 km/h
20
S
20
SE
15
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
SE
10
SSE
10
SW
15
WSW
15
W
20
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
max °C
-29
-29
-30
-33
-30
-29
-33
-30
-30
-29
-27
-26
-32
-29
-27
-32
-28
-28
min °C
-30
-30
-34
-34
-31
-33
-34
-32
-31
-30
-27
-32
-32
-30
-34
-34
-30
-32
-44
-43
-48
-48
-44
-46
-47
-45
-45
-43
-39
-39
-40
-41
-47
-48
-43
-47
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4300
4250
4250
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4250
4300
4300
4250
4300
4300
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-30-30-32-34-31-31-34-31-31-30-27-29-32-30-31-33-29-30
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 Sun morning, min -34°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Wed night, min -34°C on Thu night). 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
-
7
Light winds from the SSE
(7 kph at 160).
1146 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
light snow
Snow grains.
Wind obs. (24 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
1.6 km
High: broken
ASCATC79E68S
1433 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
6
Light winds from the ESE
(6 kph at 118).
- km
ASCATC80E68S
1435 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 144).
- km
ASCATC78E68S
1436 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
6
Light winds from the ESE
(6 kph at 110).
- km
ASCATC78E67S
1453 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 124).
- km
ASCATB69E67S
1468 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 310).
- km
ASCATB67E67S
1482 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the NW
(21 kph at 312).
- km
ASCATB68E67S
1488 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the NW
(28 kph at 310).
- km
ASCATC79E67S
1517 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the SE
(19 kph at 128).
- 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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