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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Fri 17 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -41°C on Sun night, min -49°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -41°C on Mon morning, min -48°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
10
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
NE
20
ENE
10
N
20
NW
15
N
20
N
20
NNE
20
N
20
NNW
20
NW
max °C
-49
-48
-43
-45
-43
-42
-43
-42
-41
-41
-47
-42
-44
-43
-42
-42
-44
-47
min °C
-49
-48
-47
-46
-43
-42
-44
-43
-46
-44
-47
-44
-45
-45
-42
-43
-46
-48
-62
-63
-62
-62
-59
-59
-60
-59
-64
-56
-59
-60
-60
-62
-59
-59
-63
-66
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4350
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4350
4300
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-49-48-45-46-43-42-44-43-44-43-47-43-45-44-42-43-45-48
Sunrise
6:07
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
7:29
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 -41°C on Sun night, min -49°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -41°C on Mon morning, min -48°C on Wed 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
DomeA
0 km E
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-59° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 230).
Davis
1316 km N
23m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
Mawson
1482 km NW
16m alt.
1 hour ago
-15° C
-
50
Strong winds from the S
(50 kph at 180).
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-6° C
-
44
Strong winds from the ENE
(44 kph at 70).
ASCATC63E66S
1704 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SE
(44 kph at 128).
- km
ASCATB63E66S
1708 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SE
(44 kph at 127).
- km
ASCATC62E66S
1715 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the ESE
(36 kph at 122).
- km
ASCATB62E66S
1720 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the ESE
(36 kph at 118).
- km
ASCATC61E66S
1727 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the ESE
(35 kph at 119).
- km
ASCATB61E66S
1727 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the ESE
(36 kph at 114).
- 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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