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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Sat 13 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Sat night, min -38°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Tue night, min -39°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
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
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
 cm 
 mm 
max°C
-36
-33
-32
-36
-33
-33
-36
-34
-33
-37
-34
-33
-37
-35
-34
-38
-35
-34
min°C
-38
-34
-37
-38
-34
-38
-38
-35
-38
-38
-35
-37
-38
-36
-38
-39
-36
-39
chill°C 
-48
-44
-46
-48
-44
-49
-50
-47
-52
-54
-49
-50
-51
-49
-52
-52
-49
-52
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4300
4400
4600
4350
4450
4400
4300
4300
4250
4300
4300
4250
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-37-34-35-37-34-36-37-35-36-38-35-35-38-36-36-39-36-37
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 -32°C on Sat night, min -38°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Tue night, min -39°C on Thu 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.
57 minutes ago
-43° C
-
6
Light winds from the ENE
(6 kph at 60).
1146 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-30° C
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 100).
9.0 km
Mid: broken
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
57 minutes ago
-3° C
-
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 50).
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1723 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
light snow
Light snow.
20
Moderate winds from the SW
(20 kph at 220).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
4.4 km
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Mcmurdo Williams
1735 km SE
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Cape Ross
1773 km ESE
212m alt.
57 minutes ago
-1° C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 280 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC109E66S
1803 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
12
Light winds from the ESE
(12 kph at 112).
- km
ASCATB109E66S
1804 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
14
Light winds from the NE
(14 kph at 44).
- km
ASCATB106E66S
1810 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
9
Light winds from the SE
(9 kph at 142).
- 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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