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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Mon 11 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -47°C on Mon night, min -51°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the S by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -37°C on Fri morning, min -51°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri morning, light winds from the SSW by Sat night).

Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
km/h
15
ESE
10
E
5
NE
5
NE
0
ENE
5
SE
10
S
20
S
30
S
30
SSW
30
SW
35
WSW
50
WSW
45
W
45
WSW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
S
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max °C
-49
-49
-47
-47
-47
-49
-50
-51
-51
-49
-44
-40
-37
-37
-38
-38
-42
-47
min °C
-50
-49
-49
-47
-48
-51
-51
-51
-51
-51
-47
-42
-38
-37
-41
-42
-46
-49
-65
-62
-59
-47
-48
-61
-68
-69
-72
-72
-68
-61
-60
-58
-61
-58
-63
-67
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4350
4350
4350
4300
4300
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4300
4300
4350
4300
4300
4350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-50-49-48-47-48-50-51-51-51-50-46-41-38-37-40-40-44-48
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 -47°C on Mon night, min -51°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the S by Wed night).

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -37°C on Fri morning, min -51°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri morning, light winds from the SSW by Sat 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.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Mawson
1482 km NW
16m alt.
3 hours ago
-21° C
State of sky unchanged.
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 280).
40 km
Mid: scattered
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
54 minutes ago
-4° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
81
Severe gales from the NE
(81 kph at 40).
0.3 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-14° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (24 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
ASCATB82E64S
1777 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the SSW
(41 kph at 195).
- km
ASCATB83E64S
1799 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the S
(42 kph at 189).
- km
ASCATB41E67S
1808 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 281).
- km
ASCATB79E64S
1809 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the SSW
(53 kph at 208).
- km
ASCATB43E67S
1813 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the WNW
(30 kph at 284).
- km
ASCATB40E67S
1815 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 292).
- 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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