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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Fri 02 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sat night, min -32°C on Fri morning). Mainly strong winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Mon night, min -34°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Mon morning, light winds from the S by Tue night).

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
25
WSW
25
S
25
S
30
SSE
25
S
35
S
35
SSE
35
SSE
40
S
35
S
30
SSE
20
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
max °C
-29
-30
-29
-30
-26
-23
-26
-24
-23
-30
-28
-27
-32
-29
-28
-33
-29
-29
min °C
-32
-31
-31
-32
-28
-25
-27
-26
-29
-30
-29
-32
-33
-30
-33
-34
-31
-34
-47
-46
-46
-48
-42
-40
-42
-41
-46
-46
-44
-44
-45
-40
-42
-43
-41
-44
0
0
0
0
0
550
0
0
550
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4300
4300
4300
4300
4450
4550
4300
4300
4250
4300
4300
4250
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-31-30-31-27-24-27-25-26-30-29-30-33-30-31-34-30-32
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 -23°C on Sat night, min -32°C on Fri morning). Mainly strong winds.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Mon night, min -34°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Mon morning, light winds from the S by Tue 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
DomeA
0 km E
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-39° C
-
9
Light winds from the SSW
(9 kph at 200).
1146 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-24° C
clear
Mist -.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
9.0 km
Low: broken
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
-
9
Light winds from the NE
(9 kph at 40).
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
19
Light winds from the ESE
(19 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
ASCATB109E66S
1800 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the ESE
(25 kph at 120).
- km
ASCATC109E66S
1801 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the ESE
(26 kph at 115).
- km
ASCATB107E66S
1812 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the ESE
(42 kph at 118).
- km
ASCATC108E66S
1820 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the ESE
(38 kph at 117).
- km
ASCATB106E66S
1820 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the SE
(40 kph at 126).
- km
ASCATB108E66S
1821 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the ESE
(39 kph at 119).
- 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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