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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Sun 17 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -48°C on Sun night, min -53°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -44°C on Sat afternoon, min -54°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
night
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PM
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cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
km/h
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
E
15
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
30
E
25
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
25
N
25
N
30
NNE
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
max °C
-48
-48
-51
-50
-49
-49
-49
-51
-52
-53
-54
-54
-53
-53
-52
-46
-45
-44
-45
min °C
-49
-49
-51
-51
-49
-49
-50
-52
-53
-53
-54
-54
-53
-53
-53
-51
-45
-44
-50
-58
-61
-64
-63
-58
-58
-60
-65
-69
-71
-75
-76
-75
-74
-73
-70
-64
-63
-71
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-49-49-51-51-49-49-50-52-53-53-54-54-53-53-53-49-45-44-48
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 -48°C on Sun night, min -53°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -44°C on Sat afternoon, min -54°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds.

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
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
1107 km S
2835m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
2.4 km
Mid: scattered
1146 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-51° C
light snow
Snow grains.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
2.4 km
High: scattered
Davis
1316 km N
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-17° C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 140).
30 km
Mid: scattered
Mawson
1482 km NW
16m alt.
3 hours ago
-18° C
State of sky unchanged.
59
Near gales from the SSE
(59 kph at 150).
40 km
Mid: few
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
41 minutes ago
-6° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
41
Strong winds from the NE
(41 kph at 40).
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-20° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
13
Light winds from the NE.(Wind varies from 350 to 070 degs)
(13 kph at 40).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Casey
1841 km NE
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-14° C
State of sky unchanged.
22
Moderate winds from the NNE
(22 kph at 20).
50 km
Mid: clear
Jang Bogo Station
1990 km ESE
29m alt.
3 hours ago
-26° C
-
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 320).
40 km
Mid: clear
2025 km SW
1290m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0

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* 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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