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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Fri 24 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -50°C on Mon morning, min -53°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -47°C on Tue night, min -54°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
15
SSE
20
SE
25
ESE
25
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
10
NNE
max °C
-51
-52
-53
-53
-53
-52
-51
-51
-50
-49
-50
-49
-50
-47
-48
-48
-51
min °C
-52
-53
-53
-53
-53
-52
-52
-52
-52
-49
-52
-50
-51
-48
-48
-49
-52
-70
-73
-74
-74
-73
-70
-72
-70
-72
-68
-72
-69
-70
-65
-65
-67
-65
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
4300
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-52-53-53-53-53-52-52-52-51-49-51-50-51-48-48-49-52
Sunrise
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 -50°C on Mon morning, min -53°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -47°C on Tue night, min -54°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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
DomeA
0 km E
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-60° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 230).
Davis
1316 km N
23m alt.
1 hour ago
-12° C
clear
Clear skies.
19
Light winds from the ESE
(19 kph at 110).
Mawson
1482 km NW
16m alt.
1 hour ago
-7° C
State of sky unchanged.
33
Fresh winds from the SSW
(33 kph at 200).
40 km
Mid: clear
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-10° C
-
37
Fresh winds from the ENE
(37 kph at 70).
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-32° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
43
Strong winds from the WSW
(43 kph at 250).
6.0 km
Low: overcast
Casey
1841 km NE
42m alt.
1 hour ago
-9° C
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
43
Strong winds from the ENE
(43 kph at 70).
50 km
Mid: overcast
2025 km SW
1290m alt.
2 hours ago
-27° C
No report.
0

(0 kph at —)
BaseBelgranoII
2055 km SSW
256m alt.
1 hour ago
-20° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
40 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATB20E68S
2085 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the ESE
(58 kph at 121).
- km
ASCATB19E68S
2096 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the ESE
(58 kph at 122).
- 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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