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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Sat 18 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -40°C on Sat afternoon, min -50°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -39°C on Tue night, min -53°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Tue night, light winds from the SW by Thu night).

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
25
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
20
N
25
NNE
35
N
35
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
W
10
SW
max °C
-40
-40
-40
-44
-45
-48
-49
-48
-45
-41
-39
-40
-43
-44
-49
-50
-51
min °C
-40
-42
-43
-45
-47
-48
-49
-50
-47
-42
-40
-42
-44
-48
-50
-50
-52
-57
-59
-60
-62
-62
-63
-65
-66
-64
-60
-60
-61
-62
-64
-65
-64
-64
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4300
4300
4300
4300
4350
4350
4350
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-40-41-42-45-46-48-49-49-46-42-40-41-44-46-50-50-52
Sunrise
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 -40°C on Sat afternoon, min -50°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -39°C on Tue night, min -53°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Tue night, light winds from the SW by Thu 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
Davis
1316 km N
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-9° C
clear
Clear skies.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
Mawson
1482 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-15° C
State of sky unchanged.
54
Near gales from the S
(54 kph at 170).
40 km
Mid: few
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-9° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-17° C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (22 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Casey
1841 km NE
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
54
Near gales from the ENE
(54 kph at 70).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
2025 km SW
1290m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0

(0 kph at —)
BaseBelgranoII
2055 km SSW
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-11° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 90).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC10E69S
2216 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the E
(24 kph at 101).
- km
ASCATC9E69S
2229 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the E
(25 kph at 96).
- km
ASCATC8E69S
2243 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the E
(28 kph at 90).
- 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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